Said to be fromChichewamalawi(“flames”), after the appearance of the sunrise over Lake Malawi; also possibly fromMaravi, the name of an early Malawi tribe, or from an old name for a lake. Chosen byHastings Banda in 1964.
2012 April 6, Faith Karimi, “Potential crisis looms in Malawi amid reports of president’s death”, inCNN[1]:
A possible constitutional crisis loomed inMalawi following the reported death of President Bingu wa Mutharika, once hailed as a positive steward for the southern African country.
Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995)Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[2], Cardiff: University of Wales Press,→ISBN