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Malvina - name meaning, origin|
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The girl's name Malvina \m(a)-lvi-na, mal-vina\ 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.
A baby name that sounds like Malvina is Melvena.
Malvina is a somewhat common first name for women (#4041 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)
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