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Malcolm
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English
Etymology
Royal name in en Scotland, anglicised from various historical en cel-gae names equivalent to en gd maol Maol gd Chaluim or gd Calum, en ga maol Maol ga Colm, en mga Máel Coluim, en sga Máel Columb devotee of [Saint] Columba; proper nouns derived from sga máel tonsured from en cel-pro *mailos, and sga columb dove from en la columbus.Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.
Pronunciation
mălʹkəm, en /ˈmæl.kəm/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Malcolm.wav Southern England
Proper noun
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en male Malcolmina Scottish Gaelic,Goidelic gd:Maol Chaluim Calum,Callum.
I iv We will establish our estate upon / Our eldest, Malcolm, whom we name hereafter / The Prince of Cumberland.
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A place name:
en minor city co/Poweshiek County s/Iowa c/USA.
en unincorporated community co/Charles County s/Maryland c/USA.
en village co/Lancaster County s/Nebraska c/USA.
en abandoned town shire:Pref/Leonora r:suf/Goldfields-Esperance s/Western Australia.
Derived terms
en Malcolm Square-Perfecto Malcolm X tea malcolmi Malcomson Malcolmite
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