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Reported meaningMeaning: “smooth brow”
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- Wikidata Q48773339CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Wikipedia: MalvinaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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“smooth brow”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Malvīne is a feminine given name documented in Latvian. It is a form of Malvina, for which English Wikipedia gives the meaning “smooth brow”.
Meaning: “smooth brow”
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Malvine— “handmaid (?)”
The like fate has befallen the object of Osgar’s love, Malvina, as Macpherson calls her. The name is a mere invention of his own, formed perhaps from Maol, a handmaid. It has been adopted by French women to such an extent, that Malvine is one of the regular Parisienne’s names, and it has further travelled to Germany. Thus Osgar and Malvina, though with few namesakes in their own country, are the only Fenians who have been commemorated in continental nomenclature.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part V, Chapter III (Gaelic Names), Section VI (Cormac) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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