Malcolm

Malcolm
This interesting and distinguished Scottish surname, having no less than eight Coats of Arms,and with several notable entries in the "Dictionary of National Biography", is an Anglicized form of the Old Gaelic "Mael Coluimb", later "Maol Chaluim", devotee or shaveling of (St.) Columba, from "maol", bald, tonsured, and the personal name Columb from the Latin "Columba", "Dove". St. Columba was a renowned Irish abbot and missionary (born in Donegal circa 521; died on the island of Iona, 597), who is said to have been directly descended from Niall of the Nine Hostages, 4th Century High King of Ireland. Having founded monasteries at Derry and Durrow, he travelled to Iona in the year 563, and established a monastery on the island. St. Columba converted the northern Picts of Scotland to Christianity, and enjoyed a considerable cult throughout the British Isles. One Norman filius (son of) Malcolumbe was one of the witnesses to the earliest known Scottish charter, that of King Duncan to the monks of St. Cuthbert in 1094. Four early kings of Scotland bore this personal name, and notable bearers of the surname include: Sir Pulteney Malcolm, admiral, who served under Nelson in the Mediterranean, 1804 - 1805. The Coat of Arms most associated with the name is a silver shield with five gold mullets on an azure saltire between four red bucks' heads erased, the Crest being a silver tower. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of John Malcum, a baker in Perth, which was dated 1545, in the "Protocol Book of Sir Robert Rollok", during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542 - 1567. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Malcolm X — im März 1964 Malcolm X [ˌmælkəm ˈɛks] (* 19. Mai 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska; † 21. Februar 1965 in New York City; geboren als Malcolm Little; nach seiner Pilgerreise nach Mekka 1964 El Hajj Malik el Shabazz) war …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Malcolm — Malcolm, Máel Coluim, or Maol Choluim may refer to: Contents 1 People 1.1 Nobility 1.2 Religion …   Wikipedia

  • Malcolm — (auch: Malcom; abgeleitet vom schottisch gälischen Máel Coluim oder Maol Choluim [1]) ist ein männlicher Vorname[2], der im englischen Sprachraum gebräuchlich ist; als Familienname kommt er selten vor. Die ursprüngliche Form maol Columb bedeutet… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • MALCOLM X — MALCOLM LITTLE dit (1925 1965) Dirigeant et militant noir américain qui prit le nom musulman de El Hajj Malik El Shabazz et qui, au début des années soixante, mit en avant des conceptions fondées sur l’orgueil racial et le nationalisme noir.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Malcolm X —   [ mælkəm eks], eigentlich Malcolm Little [ lɪtl], amerikanischer Bürgerrechtler, * Omaha (Nebraska) 19. 5. 1925, ✝ (ermordet) New York 21. 2. 1965; wurde im Gefängnis (1946 52) für die Black Muslims gewonnen. Er nahm den Namen Malcolm X an,… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Malcolm IV. — Malcolm IV. (Máel Coluim mac Eanric) (* 20. März 1142, † 9. Dezember 1165 in Jedburgh) war schottischer König. Er war der älteste Sohn von Earl Heinrich von Schottland († 1152) und dessen Gemahlin Ada von Surrey sowie der Enkel von König David I …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Malcolm X — (nacido con el nombre Malcolm Little el 19 de mayo de 1925 – murió el 21 de febrero de 1965 – también conocido como: Detroit Red, El Hajj Malik El Shabazz, y Omowale) fue un vocero estadunidense de la Nación del Islam. Malcom X fue el fundador de …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Malcolm X — prop. n. See {Malcolm Little}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Malcolm X — Malcolm Little Malcolm Little prop. n. A militant American black nationalist leader, also called {Malcolm X}; (1925 1965). [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Malcolm —   [ mælkəm], schottische Könige:    1) Malcolm III. Canmore [ kænmɔː, »großer Kopf«], König (seit 1058), * um 1031, ✝ (gefallen) bei Alnwick (County Northumberland) 13. 11. 1093; Sohn Duncans I.; besiegte Macbeth bei Lumphanan (1057); seit etwa… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Malcolm — Malcolm, NE U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 413 Housing Units (2000): 141 Land area (2000): 0.113544 sq. miles (0.294077 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.113544 sq. miles (0.294077… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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