Origin of the name Malcolm:
Derived from the Gaelic Maolcolm (servant of St. Columba), a compound name composed of the elements maol (servant, votary) and Colm (Columba),
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Callum, Mal, Mel, Mac, Malc, Malcie, Colm, Col
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Malcolm McDowell, actor
Malcolm X, civil rights leader
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, actor
Malcolm Canmore, King (of Scotland)- Malcolm in song, story & screen: | Edit
'Malcolm in the Middle'
Captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds, of Joss Whedon's awesome sci-fi series 'Firefly' and movie 'Serenity'
Dr. Ian Malcolm, mathematician in Michael Crichton's "Jurassic Park"
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Global Popularity of the Name Malcolm
- #179 in Canada (British Columbia)
- #225 in Canada (Alberta)
- #343 in Scotland
- #546 in United States
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