Malville as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Malville

What is the meaning of the name Malville ?

The baby name Malville is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmælvɪl/ (MAL-vil); French: /mal.vil/ (mal-VEEL).

Malville is French in Origin.

Malville is a rare given name of Norman French origin, taken from the habitational surname denoting someone from Malleville/Malville in Normandy. The place-name combines Old French mal (in medieval toponymy often meaning "hard" or "unfavorable") with ville "farm, estate, settlement," yielding a sense like "farm on poor ground" or "unpropitious settlement." Through Norman influence in Britain, the surname produced the Scottish line Melville; later, Malville appears sporadically as a given name in English- and French-speaking records from the 19th century onward, by transfer from the surname and by orthographic variation.

Variants and related forms include Melville, Malleville, Melvill, Melvile, and the French Maléville; related given names include Melville and Melvin. Short forms may be Mal or Ville. Usage remains very uncommon, lending Malville a distinctive, antiquarian flavor tied to medieval place-names and literary associations via the Melville family.

⚙ We can't find Malville in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. Such a name is generally either rare, regional or traditional, or a brand-new coinage. Either way, it remains a genuinely rare choice.