Meaning of the nameMalvina
- Female
- Celtic origin
- Mal-vi-na
Malvina is a female name created in the eighteenth century for a character in the poems of Ossian, probably from Scottish Gaelic and meaning 'smooth brow'.
Meaning
“probably 'smooth brow', from mala 'brow' and mìn 'smooth, fine'”
Source: Behind the Name: Malvina
- People (2022)
- 5,912
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,437
- Median age
- 68 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,638
- people
Malvina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Malvina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (1,683 people).
5,881 women 31 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Malvina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Malvina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.007%
- Paraná 0.006%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.005%
- Santa Catarina 0.004%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,743 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 719 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 635 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 519 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 515 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 319 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 276 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 265 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 146 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 116 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 106 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 90 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 83 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 82 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 66 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 42 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 39 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 39 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 18 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 18 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 17 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Malvina
According to Behind the Name, Malvina was created by a Scottish poet in the eighteenth century for a character in the poems of Ossian; the probable meaning is 'smooth brow', from the Scottish Gaelic mala, 'brow', and mìn, 'smooth, fine'. The same site records the name in literature, English, Italian and French, and the forms Malvína and Malwina in other languages. Almost all of those recorded are women, born mostly before 1970. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,912 people named Malvina, with a median age of 68. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Malvina · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Malvina
What does the name Malvina mean?
Malvina means “probably 'smooth brow', from mala 'brow' and mìn 'smooth, fine'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Malvina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,912 people with the first name Malvina, which ranks it number 2,437 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Malvina a boy's or a girl's name?
Malvina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,881 women and 31 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Malvina?
Malvina is a name of Celtic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Malvina most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.007% of the state's population is named Malvina (265 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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