Comments for the name Malcolm

Malcolm is the name of the title character in the American sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle", about a teenager who finds out he has an IQ of 165, sees life rather pessimistically, complains a lot, and has a hilariously dysfunctional family.

When I was younger, I heard the name Malcolm and thought it was spelled Milkum.

Famous bearer - Malcolm Jamal Warner who is best known for playing Theo on the Cosby Show.

Actor Malcolm McDowell is a famous bearer.

Captain Malcolm Reynolds of the spaceship Serenity - from the TV show "Firefly".

Malcolm McLauren was the founder of punk in the UK.

Famous bearer: Malcolm X!

"Malcolm" is also the name of the leader of the Flaming Creatures, a glam rock band, in the 1997 Todd Haynes film "Velvet Goldmine"--he's played by Brian Molko of Placebo.

Scandinavian spelling is Malkolm.

The name of a 1986 Australian movie starring actor Colin Friels in the title role of Malcolm Hughes.

I think Malcolm is a very nice name.

Malcolm Young, rhythm guitarist, writer, and co-founder of AC/DC with his brother Angus Young.

Malcolm Ford (born 1987), third son of actor Harrison Ford.

Great name. Should be used more often.

Malcolm McCormick is the rapper known as Mac Miller.

This sounds like a satanic name to me. It has unpleasant history.

Wow... "satanic". Really. I'd like to know the "unpleasant history" of which you speak.

Anyways, back to rational commentary: I think Malcolm is a great name. Number one, I love it because of one of its most famous bearers Malcolm X. But, also it's a old-fashion name that you don't hear often.

Malcolm Roderick Maclean was an American politician. He was the mayor of Savannah, Georgia from 1960 to 1962.