Given name
Marvina
“friend of the sea”·“a friend of the sea”
Marvina is a feminine form of Marvin. One Welsh interpretation is “a friend of the sea.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Marvina carries the interpretation “friend of the sea.” Marvina is a feminine form of Marvin. One Welsh interpretation is “a friend of the sea.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Marvina is used as a feminine counterpart of Marvin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marvina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 603
- 0 boys · 603 girls
- Most popular year
- 1951
- 17 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 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 496 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marvina’s family of names
Marvina is a feminine form of Marvin. Marvina has a related form in Marva. Marvina has a related form in Marvene.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Marvavariant
- Marvenavariant
- Marvenevariant
- Marvinnalikely variant
- Marvadenevariant
- Marvynevariant
- Marvynavariant
- Marveenevariant
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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