Malik (name)
| Pronunciation | Arabic: [maː.lɪk] "Ma-Leek" |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew or Greenlandic (unrelated) |
| Meaning | Owner (مَالِك) King (مَلِك) Wave (Greenlandic) |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Malek, Maleek, Malick, Maalek, Mallik, Malyk |
| Related names | Malik, Melech |
Malik, Maleek, Malek or Malyk is a given name and surname. It can be an Anglicization of two different Arabic names: مَالِك, meaning "Owner", and مَلِك, meaning "King". It is also of unrelated West Slavic origin from the Polish word "mały" meaning "small" and found in Czech and Slovak names such as Malík.[1]
People with the name
Given name
- Adam Malik (1917-1984), 3rd Vice President of Indonesia, 11th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, 15th Minister of Trade of Indonesia, 5th Chairman People's Consultative Assembly, 7th Chairman People's Representative Council
- Imam Malik ibn Anas (ca. 711–795), Islamic scholar of jurisprudence
- Malick Badiane (born 1984), Senegalese basketball player
- Malik Gant (born 1997), American football player
- Malik Harrison (born 1998), American football player
- Malik Henry (born 1998), American football player
- El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, Muslim title for Malcolm X (Malcolm Little) (1925–1965), African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist
- Malik Kafur (died 1316), first Hindu (later converted to Islam) and prominent military general of Delhi Sultan Alauddin Khalji
- Malick Mane (born 1988), Senegalese football player
- Malik Müller (born 1994), German basketball player
- Malik Reed (born 1996), American football player
- Malik Saad (1959–2007), Pakistani police officer
- Malick Sidibé (1935 or 1936–2016), Malian photographer
- Malick Sy (1855–1922), Senegalese Sufi leader
- Abdul-Malik Kashie "Malik" Yoba, an American actor and singer
Surname
- Ammar Malik (born 1987)- American songwriter of Pakistani descent
- Keshav Malik (1924-2014), Indian poet, critic, arts scholar, and curator
- Ved Prakash Malik, 19th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army
- Anu Malik (born 1960), Indian music director and singer
- Satya Pal Malik (born 1946), Indian governor
- Zayn Malik, English singer and songwriter
- Art Malik (born 1952), Pakistani-born British actor
- Ayisha Malik, British writer of Pakistani descent
- Charles Malik (1906–1987), Lebanese philosopher and diplomat
- Habib Malik (born 1954), Lebanese American professor of history and cultural studies
- Dua Malik, Pakistani singer
- Fredmund Malik (born 1944), Austrian economist and management thinker and -practitioner
- Jan Malík (born 1992), Czech football player
- Jitendra Malik (born 1960), computer vision researcher
- Kenan Malik (born 1960), Indian-born English writer, lecturer and broadcaster
- Keshav Malik (born 1924), Indian poet, critic, art scholar and curator
- Marek Malík (born 1975), Czech ice hockey player
- Michael J. Malik Sr (born 1954), American developer and entrepreneur
- Peter Malick (born 1951), American musician
- Saleem Malik (born 1963), Pakistani cricketer
- Shoaib Malik (born 1982), Pakistani cricketer
- Sally Malik, a fictional character in the television series Being Human
- Shoaib Malik , Pakistani cricketer
- Štefan Malík (born 1966), Slovak racewalker
- Steve Malik, American businessman and sports executive
- Terrence Malick (born 1943), American director
- Veena Malik (born 1984), Pakistani actress
- Wendie Malick (born 1950), American actress and fashion model of Egyptian descent
- Yakov Malik (1906–1980), Soviet Ambassador to the United Nations (1948–1952, 1968–1976)
- Zayn Malik (born 1993), English singer of Pakistani descent and former member of the English-Irish boy band One Direction
- Nikunj Malik (born 1989), Indian actress
Fictional characters
- Malek the Paladin, a fictional character from the video game series Legacy of Kain
- Malik Al-Sayf, a fictional character from the video game series Assassin's Creed
- Malik Begum, the main protagonist of the British web series Corner Shop Show played by Islah Abdur-Rahman
- Malik Caesar, a fictional character in the 2009 video game Tales of Graces
- Faridah Malik, a fictional character from the 2011 video game Deus Ex: Human Revolution
- Malik Wright, a character from the American comedy-drama television series The Game (since 2006)
References
- ^ "Meaning and Origin of Malik". FamilyEducation.