Malik

See also: malik and malík

English

Etymology

From Arabic مَلِك‎ (malik, “king”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /məˈlik/, /mɑˈlik/

Proper noun

Malik

  1. A male given name.
  2. A surname​.

Usage notes

  • Popularized in the United States in the 1970s, when it became known as the Muslim name of Malcolm X.

Anagrams

Greenlandic

Etymology

From malik (“wave”).

Proper noun

Malik

  1. A male given name.

References

Polish

Etymology

From mały (“small”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈma.lʲik/

Proper noun

Malik m pers, f

  1. A masculine surname​.
  2. A feminine surname​.

Declension

Masculine surname:

The feminine surname is indeclinable.

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