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Malvina (F)>

Malvina (female)

Variants:Malwine (F)
Can be spelt:Melvina (F)
Masculine form:Melvin (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

Scottish, English and Scandinavian, from Gaelic, said to mean "smooth brow".

Malvina was coined as a forename by the Scottish poet James Macpherson in the 18th century.