Malvina

Malvina
Malvina
Gender feminine
Other names
Related names Malwine, Malvine, Malwida, Malve, Mal, Malvin

Malvina is a female given name that has many variants such as Malvine, Malwine, Malwina, Malwida, Malve, and Mal.

Etymology

The name Malvina comes from Celtic or German origin and is often translated as "breathing sweetness from her eyes". It may come from the Scots Gaelic words maol mhìn, meaning "beautiful face/forehead". The name as Malwine could be show its origins from the German mal win ovvero "friend of justice" or "the one who protects laws".

Origins

Most likely, this name was derived from a character in Ossian written by Scottish poet James Macpherson. Malvina was a fiancé of Oscar, the son of the main character Ossian. Even though this pretty name is quite rare today, in the past - thanks to influence of Macpherson - was quite popular in Germany.

People

People with the name "Malvina" include:

  • Malvina Bolus (1906-1997), Canadian historian, art collector, editor of the Hudson's Bay Company magazine "The Beaver"
  • Malvina Garrigues (Schnorr von Carolsfeld) (1825-1904), Danish-German operatic soprano
  • Malvina Hoffman (1887 – 1966), American sculptor
  • Malvina Longfellow (1889 - 1962), American stage and silent movie actress
  • Malvina Major (b. 1943), New Zealand singer
  • Malvina Pastorino (1916 - ), Argentine film actress
  • Malvina Reynolds (1900 - 1978), American folk/blues singer-songwriter and political activist
  • Malvina Makeeva (b. 1974), Russian, the author and producer of numerous rollers for television. The financial producer in the Russian cinema

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  • Malvina Reynolds — (* 23. August 1900 in San Francisco als Malvina Milder; † 17. März 1978) war eine US amerikanische Sängerin, Komponistin und politische Aktivistin. Einer ihrer bekanntesten Songs ist Little Boxes, der in der Fernsehserie Weeds Kleine Deals unter… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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