What's Short for Malcolm?

Nickname(s) Malc, Malky, Mantis or Malkie. Malcolm, Malcom, Máel Coluim, or Maol Choluim is a Scottish Gaelic given name meaning "devotee of Saint Columba".

Is Calum short for Malcolm?

Scottish: from the Gaelic personal name Maol-Choluim 'devotee of (Saint) Columba' (see Colomb). In Ireland the personal name is often spelled Colm; in Scotland it has become Calum. ...

Is Malcolm an old name?

Malcolm is a name of Scottish origin meaning "disciple of Columba". The original Scots Gaelic form was Máel Coluim. Máel in Old Gaelic (Old Irish) — derived from the Proto-Celtic *mailo-s "bald" — originally had the meaning of "bald, shaved, tonsured person".