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Malvina

What does Malvina mean?

Malvina Pronunciation of Malvina as a girls' name is of English origin, and the meaning of Malvina 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.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Mal-, -ina

ASSOCIATED WITH smooth (gentle), literary, 18th century, ancient (old)

Variations

VARIANTS Mal, Malva, Malvie, Maveena, Mavina, Mel, Melva, Melvie, Melvina, Melvine

MASCULINE FORM Melvin

CREATIVE FORMS
(female)

(male)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Malvina Maryjane (M.M.), ..

How popular is Malvina?

Malvina is a somewhat prominent first name for females (#4041 out of 4276, Top 95%) but an uncommon surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Malvina reached its peak rank of #583 in the U.S. in the 1880s, but is not listed at the moment. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Malvina name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Malvina outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Malva, Melva and Melvina are the prominent varying forms of Malvina listed in the Top 2000. Usage of these forms of Malvina was at its highest 138 years ago (MEDIAN #1003), but now, versions such as Malvina have fallen out of fashion.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Malvina, Melva, Melvina in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Malva outside U.S.

Similar Names

Malvina is pronounced similarly to Melvena. Other recommended sound-alike names are Alvina, Balbina, Calina, Calvina, Calvine, Calvinna, Dalina, Dallina, Davina, Earvina, Elvina, Galina, Gavina, Halina, Jalaina, Kalina, Lavina, Madina, Mahina, Malana, Maleia, Malena, Malia, Malika, Malina, Malinda, Malita, Malkia, Mallina, Marcina, Mareina, Marina, Marlaina, Marleina, Marlina, Marnina, Martina, Marvina, Masina, Massina, Matrina, Maxina, Melaina, Melina, Mellina, Ravina, Salina, Salvia, Salvina, Savina, Silvina, Sylvina, Talina, Valina, Waldina and Waltina. These names tend to be less commonly used than Malvina.

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