What Does The Name Malcolm Mean?

The name Malcolm is a very popular masculine first name. It is basically used in Scottish and English. It is pronounced as Mal-kum. The name Malcolm is made up of two syllables, namely the syllables Mal and kum. More emphasis, however, is put on the first of the two syllables that make up the name Malcolm, namely the syllable Mal.

It is derived from the Scottish phrase Mael Coluim. The name Mael Coluim is defined as a disciple of Saint Columba. This was the name of several kings of Scotland. One of the Scottish kings, Malcolm III, was the son of Duncan. He was avenged by Macbeth.

The character of Malcolm in Macbeth, the tragedy by English playwright William Shakespeare, is based on King Malcolm III of Scotland. Another renowned personality who bore the first name Malcolm was Malcolm X. Malcolm X was one of the leader of the civil right movement in the United States of America.

The name Malcolm is basically a boy's name and is usually pronounced as MAL-cum. It is usually a Scottish as well as a Gaelic origin and it literally means "devotee of Saint Columba". The three different variants of this name are Malcom, Malcolum and Malkolm.

Some of the famous personalities with this name are Devon Malcolm (former English cricket player), Malcolm Allen (Australian swimmer), Malcolm Campbell, Malcolm Champion, Malcolm Elliott, Malcolm Glazer, etc. in the field of Music you have Malcolm Arnold, Malcolm McLaren, Malcolm Mooney, Malcolm Sargent, Malcolm Young,  and Ryan Malcolm. In the field of literature you have Malcolm Azania, Malcolm Bradbury, Malcolm Forbes, Malcolm Lowry, Malcolm Muir, Noel Malcolm,  and The Autobiography of Malcolm X.

Mal means bad, it means bad saint