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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 Evans, a Welsh speaker who has lived in Trefor for two years, thought the idea would be popular in the community even though he did not agree with it.

From BBC

Interview subjects include the author Malcolm Gladwell, the filmmaker David Frankel and the music producer Irv Gotti.

From The Wall Street Journal

Malcolm Naden, at the time the country's most-wanted man, was on the run for seven years before he was detained in 2012.

From BBC

“This operation shows state capacity that people haven’t given them the benefit of the doubt for,” says Malcolm Dorson, head of emerging markets strategy at Global X ETFs.

From Barron's

He is the co-author of a book about Carlos Ghosn, and was awarded the Malcolm Forbes Award by the Overseas Press Club of America for his coverage of the arrest and detention of the former auto chief.

From The Wall Street Journal