Malcolm
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Royal name in Scotland, anglicized from Gaelic Mael Coluim " devotee of (Saint) Columba".[1]
[edit] Proper noun
Malcolm
- A male given name.
- a. 1606, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Macbeth: Act I, Scene IV:
- We will establish our estate upon
- Our eldest, Malcolm, whom we name hereafter
- The Prince of Cumberland.
- a. 1606, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Macbeth: Act I, Scene IV:
[edit] References
- ^ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of Firtys Names. Oxford University Press 2001.
