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Malcolm

American  
[mal-kuhm] / ˈmæl kəm /

noun

  1. a male given name: from a Gaelic word meaning “disciple of Saint Columba.”


Malcolm British  
/ ˈmælkəm /

noun

  1. George. 1917–97, British harpsichordist

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Malcolm took the children on a five-day drive to John O' Groats and stayed in a hotel until he handed himself in - but there were questions as to whether someone at a petrol station tipped off police.

From BBC

"I mean, you would have thought they could have put this off for 24 hours," veteran political commentator Malcolm Farr told the BBC.

From BBC

Alan Shearer, Jackie Milburn, Andy Cole, Malcolm Macdonald and Les Ferdinand are just some of the prolific strikers who have worn Newcastle United's iconic number nine shirt.

From BBC

"We have built important reserves and surpluses over the last seven years," Cooper Union interim president Malcolm King said in a message to employees and students, adding that they had "planned for a range of scenarios, including this one."

From Barron's

Mr. Meese and John G. Malcolm, the center’s longtime director, have guided almost all its scholars to Advancing American Freedom, Mr. Pence’s new think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal