Quote Originally Posted by Mael Coluim View Post
Slohairt, I would appreciate to read your findings on my surname Malcolm. Thank you!
MALCOLM From Maol Chaluim (SCOTTISH GAELIC); Maol Coluim (IRISH). The name means follower of St. Columba. Maol literally means bald, and in this sense implies tonsured. A MacCallum (original Gaelic Mac Chaluim) chief anglicised his name to Malcolm and there has been confusion between the two names ever since. Though they are etymologically similar, they are unrelated.