Malik - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Malik \m(a)-

is pronounced MAL-ik, ma-LEEK. It is of Arabic origin, and its meaning is "sovereign". May be related to Malak (Arabic) "angel", equivalent of the English name Malachi. Malcom X's Islamic name was El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. Actor Art Malik.

Malik has 6 variant forms: Maleek, Maleeq, Malek, Maliq, Malique and Mallik.

Baby names that sound like Malik are Maleki, Malaki and Malki.

Malik is a somewhat common first name for men (#1148 out of 1220) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#5578 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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