Gender: FemaleRelated Names: Malaika Meanings: Form of Malaika: Angel (mah-LAH-EE-kah, mah-LIGH-kuh—Swahili, East Africa). Resource References: What’s In a Name? Unaitwaje? A Swahili Book of NamesAfrican NamesProud Heritage: 11,001 Names for Your African-American Baby