Etymograph

English

Malvern

Malvern comes from Middle English Malverne, and goes back to Old English Mælfern.

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150Mælfern
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Malverne
  3. EnglishtodayMalvern

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150Mælfern
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Malverne
  3. EnglishtodayMalvern

Today it means

name A town and civil parish with a town council in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England. See also Great Malvern.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old English Mælfern / Malvern