Definitions for Malcolm
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1. Malcolmnoun

   A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.

   We will establish our estate upon / Our eldest, Malcolm, whom we name hereafter / The Prince of Cumberland.

2. Malcolmnoun

   A surname.

3. Etymology: Royal name in Scotland, anglicised from Goidelic Mael Coluim " devotee of (Saint) Columba".[1]

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1. Malcolm

   Malcolm is a 1986 Australian cult film comedy, written by the husband-and-wife team of David Parker and Nadia Tass, and directed by Nadia Tass. The film stars Colin Friels as the titular tram enthusiast who becomes involved with a pair of would-be bank robbers. The film won the 1986 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film.

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1. MALCOLM

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Malcolm is ranked #3364 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Malcolm surname appeared 10,618 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 would have the surname Malcolm.
   
   65.1% or 6,920 total occurrences were White.
   29.8% or 3,167 total occurrences were Black.
   2.1% or 233 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.7% or 181 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 74 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 44 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Malcolm' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3667

How to pronounce Malcolm?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Malcolm in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Malcolm in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Malcolm in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Malcolm in a Sentence

1. Ernest Shaw:

   Malcolm X touched me in my 20s; Baldwin in my 30s. Now in my 40s, as I am watching my daughter grow into womanhood, it's Nina Simone.

2. Thomas Jackson:

   Even Malcolm -LSB- X heard about Even Malcolm -LSB- X and said something to the effect that it was the best thing Democratic Socialist ever heard Democratic Socialist say.

3. Alex Lomax:

   It's this chemistry with me and Malcolm Dandridge, we've been playing together for a while. I knew it was me and Malcolm Dandridge in a two-man game from the jump. Once I got the steal I knew Malcolm Dandridge was going to run with me. So I have to facilitate and just be aggressive. And it worked out.

4. Angelo Pinto:

   Some of what you see in terms of the pride of being black in America, or just being black period, come from the teachings of Malcolm X.

5. Eldridge Cleaver:

   If a man like Malcolm X could change and repudiate racism, if I myself and other former Muslims can change, if young whites can change, then there is hope for America.

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