Malcome as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Malcome

What is the meaning of the name Malcome ?

The baby name Malcome is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmæl.kəm/ (MAL-kum).

Malcome is Scottish Gaelic in Origin.

Malcome is an alternate spelling of Malcolm, from Scottish Gaelic Máel Coluim: máel “tonsured devotee” + Coluim, the genitive of Columba, the 6th‑century missionary whose Latin name means “dove.” The sense is “devotee of (Saint) Columba,” reflecting early Christian naming in Gaelic Scotland and Ireland.

The name was borne by several medieval kings of Alba/Scotland - Malcolm I, II, III (Canmore), and IV - cementing its prestige, and Shakespeare’s Macbeth further familiarized it in English through the character Prince Malcolm. The spelling Malcome appears intermittently in 17th–19th‑century records in Scotland, Ireland, and later North America, but remains far less common than Malcolm in modern use. Variants and related forms include Malcolm, Malcom, Gaelic Máel Coluim and Maolcholaim; names from the same root include Calum/Callum and Colm. Nicknames include Mal and Mac; feminine adaptations are rare. Meaning: “devotee of Saint Columba.”