Name meaning
Malvina
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic
- Gender
- Mostly feminine
- Used in
- Italian, Albanian, Czech, Slovak
- Say it
- mal-VEE-nah
- Letters
- 7
Likely meaning, sources differ
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Malvina was created by the Scottish poet James Macpherson in his Ossian poems of the 1760s. It may be based on the Gaelic mala mhìn, smooth brow. The source is not certain.
Roots
Gaelic mala mhìn (smooth brow) (uncertain).
Malvina name FAQ
What does the name Malvina mean?
Malvina may mean “of uncertain meaning”. Sources differ, so we show the most common reading. Gaelic mala mhìn (smooth brow) (uncertain).
Where does the name Malvina come from?
Malvina is of Scottish Gaelic origin. Today it is used in Italian, Albanian, Czech, Slovak families.
How do you pronounce Malvina?
Malvina is usually pronounced mal-VEE-nah.
Is Malvina a boy's or a girl's name?
Malvina is mostly feminine.
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Sources
Name data: Public-Census, SSA-Census, Wikidata, Wiktionary-EN. Recorded in national birth and census statistics. Meaning and background researched by our team from the sources below and written in our own words. Wikipedia and Wiktionary content is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.