The story behind Malviina
From Swedish Malvina, English Malvina, perhaps from Irish maol-mhín (literally “smooth forehead”) and/or Old High German Madalwin (literally “friend of council, friend of justice”).
Pronunciation
Finnish: /ˈmɑlʋiːnɑ/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Finnish: [ˈmɑ̝lʋiːnɑ̝]
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Names Similar to Malviina
Birgitta
From Swedish Birgitta. From Old Irish Brigit. First recorded in Sweden in 1293. Cognate with English Bridget.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Brígida
Borrowed from Irish Brigid.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Brygida
Borrowed from Irish Brighid.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Daniela
Feminine form of Daniel. From Swedish Daniela, a feminine form of Daniel.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Helena
A Latinate form of Helen, borrowed from Latin Helena. Ultimately from Latin Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). From Swedish Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē).…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Henriikka
From Swedish Henrika, a feminine form of Henrik (“Henry”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Malviina
Barry
Anglicized form of Irish Bairre, short form of Fionnbharr, from fionn (“white”) + barr (“head”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Bertta
From Swedish Berta, probably from Old High German berhta (“shining”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Björn
Borrowed from Swedish Björn in the 1930s.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Malviina
Aadolf
From Swedish Adolf, of Germanic origin (from Old High German adal (“noble”) + wolf (“wolf”)). Cognate with English Adolf, Adolph.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends F
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Aidano
From English Aidan, from Irish Aodhán.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Aileen
A female given name from Irish, variant of Eileen.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length