Comments for the name Malik

Greenlandic (Inuit) means "little wave".

Malik means "wave" in Greenlandic. And not "little wave" or else it would say Maliaraq or Malinnguaq.

Malik is also a widely used masculine name in Greenland meaning "little wave".

Malik was popularized as a first name in the United States by Malik El Haj Shabaz (nee Malcolm X).

In the anime, Yu-Gi-Oh, there is a character named Malik Ishtar/Ishtal.

Malik is NOT the name of the Yu-Gi-Oh character - his name is MARIK Ishtar.

It only sounds like "Malik" because of the Japanese accent.

Popular with African Americans, too.

How I do believe this is typically an Arabic name, I believe that it can also be used as a European name, it has a very strong sound to it, like many Germanic names for example. The name Malakai is said to be English, then how is Malik Arabic? I think it sounds like a strong name for a strong person in my opinion.

Malik is considered a correct Romanization of 3 different Arabic words. These include:

* (ملك) Malik (also Malek or Melik), an Arabic word and title, meaning "king", "monarch", and "sovereign". Notably not used as a given first name, but rather as a title.

* (مالك) Mālik (also Maalik), an Arabic word and name, meaning "owner", "proprietor", "proprietary", "possessor", and "holder". It is the the most common among the three to be used as a first name for a person, and its use as a name dates back to ancient times.

* (مليك) Malīk (also Maleek), can mean either of the two words above. Although mostly not used as a given first name.

For this reason, the meaning of "owner, possessor" is more correct as the name's meaning.

Malik is also used in Chechnya (a traditionally Islamic country) as a first name for men. A known Chechen bearer of this name is Malik Saidullaev.

In the 2003 film "Malibu's Most Wanted", character Shondra (played by Regina Hall), comes into a room where Brad 'B-Rad' Gluckman (played by Jamie Kennedy) is in the middle of activity with two females. She yells, "This no-good, deadbeat, weak---- white boy won't take care of little Malik." The other two girls respond by leaving the room.