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malcolm

/ˈmælkəm/

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What does malcolm mean?

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic or Goidelic, variant of Calum and Callum, feminine equivalent Malcolmina, equivalent to Scottish Gaelic Maol Chaluim.
  2. A surname.
  3. A minor city in Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States.
More meanings (3)

proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland, United States.
  2. A village in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.
  3. An abandoned town in the Shire of Leonora, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈmælkəm/

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Who cannot want the thought, how monstrous It was for Malcolm and for Donalbain To kill their gracious father?
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
We recognized the man as Malcolm Murchison's servant, and drew up a moment to speak to him.
VariousThe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial IssueProject Gutenberg ebook #206
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It disappeared later, and it is to be surmised that Sarah Malcolm managed to get it out of the room unseen.
Victor MacClureShe Stands AccusedProject Gutenberg ebook #488
Colonel Malcolm, of Poltalloch, who is recognised as the great authority on the breed, lays stress upon the quality of the coat.
Robert LeightonDogs and All about ThemProject Gutenberg ebook #10991
The man who, at the expense of much time and trouble, has demonstrated the truth of these axioms is Mr. Malcolm, of Birmingham.
H. Caulton (Harry Caulton) ReeksDiseases of the Horse's FootProject Gutenberg ebook #11204