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What does Malcolm mean?
Malcolm 
as a boys' name is pronounced MAL-cum. It is of Scottish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Malcolm is "devotee of Saint Columba". The name of the prince of Scotland who became king after Macbeth murdered his father. Shakespeare's play was based on the true story. The name appeals to black families because of Malcom X. Publisher Malcolm Forbes.
STARTS WITH Mal-
ASSOCIATED WITH scottish, gaelic, saint, true (pure), black (dark)
Variations
VARIANTS Malcom, Malcolum, Malkolm
SEE ALSO Calum
FEMININE FORM Malcolmina
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Malcolm Krew (M.K.), ..
How popular is Malcolm?
Malcolm is a very popular first name for men (#355 out of 1220, Top 29%) and also a very popular last name for both adults and children (#3399 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Malcolm reached its peak position of #206 in the U.S. in 1992, and is currently at #394. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Popular varying forms of Malcolm (#394 FROM CURRENT RECORDS) appearing in the Top 2000 are Calum (#1014) and Malcom. Adoption of these forms of Malcolm reached its peak 3 decades ago (ADOPTION OF 0.08%) and is somewhat lower today (ADOPTION 0.06%, ▼34%). Calum is the most fashionable birth name in this list.
Similar Names
Malcolm is pronounced similarly to Malcam and Malkam. Other recommended sound-alike names are Maccoy, Macon, Maldon, Mallon, Mallory, Malory, Manola, Manolo, Marcel▲, Marcell, Marcelo▲, Marcely, Marco, Marcos and Marom. These names tend to be less commonly used than Malcolm.
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