2006-08-06 09:00:13 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Origin and Meaning of the Name Malvina
The boy's and girl's name Malvina is of English origin, and its meaning is "smooth brow." Literary name coined by James Macpherson in the 18th century for a character in his Ossianic poems. Macpherson claimed that these poems were translations of ancient texts, but they were in fact his own creations. Sculptor Malvina Hoffman.
Malvina has 10 variant forms: Mal, Malva, Malvie, Maveena, Mavina, Mel, Melva, Melvie, Melvina and Melvine.
Search for names similar to Malvina starting with Ma-, Mal-, Malv- or ending with -na, -ina, -vina, -lvina, -alvina.
Malvina is a rather uncommon female first name, ranking 4041 out of 4275 for females of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census. Malvina is a rare surname as it was not ranked for people of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census.
2006-08-06 10:00:38 · answer #1 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Mavina
2006-08-06 09:20:27 · answer #2 · answered by johncob 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋