Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE) origin
Source-reportedNoun of place of the verb ܝܵܠܹܕ݂ (yālēḏ, “to give birth”), Inherited from Aramaic מַוְלָדָא (mawlāḏā); related to Arabic مَوْلِد (mawlid), مِيلَاد (mīlād) and Hebrew מוֹלָד (molád). The given name follows the tradition of biblical feasts given as male names.
Sources for this account (1)
- Wiktionary: ܡܘܠܕܐCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

