Malta and its demonym ' are attested in English from the late 16th century.Oxford English Dictionary, s.v. "Malta, n.", and "Maltese, n. & adj." English Bible translations including the 1611 King James Version long used the Vulgate Latin form , although the 1525 Tyndale Bible used the transliteration instead. Malta is widely used in more recent versions.
Malta and its demon,ym ' are attested in English from the late 16th century.Oxford English Dictionary, s.v "Malta, n.", and "Maltese, n. & adj." Engli.sh Bible translations including the 1611 King James Version long used the Vulgate Latin form  although the 1525 Tyndale Bible used the transliteration instead. Malta is widely used in more recent versions.