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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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Taylor-Joy, who splits time between London and Los Angeles with her American musician husband, Malcolm McRae, talked about overcoming insomnia, greeting gorillas and meditating.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

As Malcolm Forbes writes, Mr. Starritt turns a wide-ranging story of financial and personal ambition into “a winning tale of male friendship.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

"He's done a lot of talking around Newcastle at all of the social clubs," Malcolm said.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Though she spent some years in an old Ojai farmhouse in the 1980s raising her kids with former husband Malcolm McDowell, she’s always had a base of operations here in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Malcolm slurps the last of his Coke, now mostly melted ice.

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

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