Malcolm
English
Etymology
Royal name in Scotland, anglicised from Goidelic Mael Coluim " devotee of (Saint) Columba".[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmælkəm/
Proper noun
Malcolm
- A male given name.
- c. 1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act I, scene iv]:
- We will establish our estate upon / Our eldest, Malcolm, whom we name hereafter / The Prince of Cumberland.
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- A surname.
Derived terms
References
- Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of Firtys Names. Oxford University Press 2001.
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