Gender: Feminine
Origin: Finnish/Latvian
Meaning: “mellow flower.”
(MAHL-vah).
In Latvia, the nameday is usually celebrated on June 10. The name is also used in Finland and is currently becoming popular in Sweden, possibly due to its similarities to other two syllable trendy Swedish names such as Alva, Wilma or Tindra.
I can only think of Seinfeld with this name!
Haha, I completely forgot about that!