# Malcolm

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmæl.kəm/ · frequency rank #7,027

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic or Goidelic, variant of Calum or Callum, feminine equivalent Malcolmina, equivalent to Scottish Gaelic Maol Chaluim.
2. A surname.
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## Etymology
Royal name in Scotland, anglicised from various historical Goidelic names equivalent to Scottish Gaelic Maol Chaluim or Calum, Irish Maol Colm, Middle Irish Máel Coluim, Old Irish Máel Columb (literally “devotee of [Saint] Columba”); proper nouns derived from máel (“tonsured”) from Proto-Celtic *mailos, and columb (“dove”) from Latin columbus.

## Common misspellings (11)
`amlcolm`, `maclolm`, `malccolm`, `malclom`, `malcollm`, `malcolmm`, `malcoml`, `mallcolm`, `maloclm`, `mlacolm`, `mmalcolm`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/malcolm