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GirlPronounced French /mal.vi.na/

Malvína

A name meaning "smooth brow".

Quick answer

Malvína is a girl name meaning "smooth brow".

Pronunciation: French /mal.vi.na/.

GenderGirl
Meaningsmooth brow
PronunciationFrench /mal.vi.na/

Meaning and history

Created by the Scottish poet James MacPherson in the 18th century for a character in his Ossian poems. He probably intended it to mean "smooth brow", from Scottish Gaelic mala "brow" and mìn "smooth, fine" (lenited to mhìn and pronounced with a v sound).

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Usage: literature, english, italian, french