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Malvolio

OriginLiterary name
Meaning"ill will"
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About Malvolio

Coined by Shakespeare for the main antagonist in his comedy Twelfth Night, the unfortunate Malvolio’s name literally means "ill will".

Incidentally, a peace-loving character in Romeo and Juliet received the opposite name: Benvolio, meaning "good will".

Pronounced mal-VO-lee-o.

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