Given name
Malvine
“having a smooth brow”
Malvine is a variant of Malvina. One English interpretation is “having a smooth brow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Malvine is a variant of Malvina. One English interpretation is “having a smooth brow.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Malvine is a variant of Malvina. An origin associated with Malvina is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Malvine is a variant of Malvina. The history of Malvina gives this family its wider story. James Macpherson appears to have created Malvina for his Ossianic literary world. Malvina also came into use in Scandinavia, as well as Scotland and England; the island name Las Malvinas should not be assumed to share its origin.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Malvine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 22
- 0 boys · 22 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1924. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Malvine’s family of names
Malvine has a related form in Malvina. In French usage, Malvine has a conventional equivalent in the German form Malwine.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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