Malvin (name)
Malvin (also Malwin ) is an Old High German given name. It is derived from the words Mahal for court and Winni for friend , which means righteous friend when combined . Another derivation gives the old German mark for market as origin, and as a meaning advisor (in court) or good friend . In the French and English-speaking countries, Malvin is used as a family name and first name. The name is derived from Malle for bad and Ville for settlement. The feminine form of the name is Malwine .
Name bearer
- Melvin Calvin (also Malvin Calvin), (1911-1997), American chemist
- Malvin Russell Goode (1908–1995), American journalist
- Malvin Kamara (* 1983), football player in England, origin Sierra Leone
- Malvin Wald (1917–2008), American writer
- Antoine de Malvin de Montazet (1713–1788), French theologian, Archbishop of Lyon 1759–1788
- Arthur Malvin (1922–1906), American composer
- Dan Malvin , American visual effects specialist
- Malvino Salvador (* 1976), Brazilian actor