Farm names ending in -måla

[Carl Nygren]

I have noticed than many farm names in the parish records end in -måla, for example, Getamåla in Södra Sandsjö. What would be the translation of this suffix?

[Anna-Carin Betzén]

I found this on Wikipedia (my translation):
 
According to Lantmäteriverket (National Land Survey), there are 1156 places in Sweden that have names ending in -måla.
 
The ending -måla is used in a clearly defined area in Sweden - the provinces Småland, Blekinge and Östergötland. It probably means delimited, measured out area. Many -måla names begin with a personal name and they were most frequently used in the Middle Ages.