Mal

Diminutive of Malcolm, Scottish
"devotee of St. Colomba"

Mal Origin and Meaning

The name Mal is a boy's name meaning "devotee of St. Colomba".

A nickname for Malcolm that at one point ranked independently on the US Top 1000. It still exists as an affectionate pet form, but you’re unlikely to hear a Malcolm introduce himself as Mal.

# 992 in the US

Mal Rank in US Top 1000

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Famous People Named Mal

  • Mal mac Rochride
    2nd century Irish king
  • Malvin Greston "Mal" Whitfield
    American track athlete
  • Malcolm Thomas "Mal" Brough
    Australian politician
  • Malcolm Charles "Mal" Peet
    English children's novelist
  • Malcolm Frederick "Mal" Evans
    English roadie and friend of the Beatles
  • Malcolm James "Mal" Washer
    Australian politician
  • Malcolm Earl "Mal" Waldron
    American jazz pianist
  • Malcolm James "Mal" Anderson
    Australian tennis player
  • MaliVai "Mal" Washington
    American tennis player

The name Mal in Pop Culture

  • Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds
    character in TV's "Firefly"
  • MAL
    Dr. Blight's evil supercomputer in the Captain Planet and the Planeteers series
  • Malcolm Arnold "Mal" Duncan aka Vox
    a DC Comics character
  • Mal
    Latin prefix meaning "bad"