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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Jonathan Burton was a clarion Malcolm, Duncan’s eldest son and heir; soprano Jazmine Saunders had an eerie, offstage cameo as the apparition of the Bloody Child.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Moving through discussions of Malcolm McDowell’s typecasting and group lessons in Irish, led by Cushla, they will go beyond gazing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

Coltrane was a version of the resurrected black man, much like Malcolm X, a public figure he admired.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Malcolm Potier was sitting near victim Kirsty O'Donnell in the audience at We Will Rock You at the London Coliseum in June 2023.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

“It looks like Malcolm after Mom cut his hair.”

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

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