Malerba Family History
Malerba Name Meaning
Italian (mainly Liguria and Lombardy): from mala ‘bad’ + èrba ‘weed’ applied in a transferred sense as a nickname for a wicked or dangerous person; possibly in some cases also a habitational name from any of various places so named. It is not clear whether the placename is a descriptive name or derives from the nickname.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022