Meaning: Its source is mala mhin, a Gaelic name meaning "Smooth brow."

Languages: This girl's name is used in Scots Gaelic.

Narrative: Malamhin and its English form Malvina were created by James Macpherson in the 18th century to name a character in his Ossianic poems. Macpherson claimed that these poems were translations of ancient texts, but scholars have come to believe they were in fact his own creations.