Malloch

M3A1L1L1O1C3H4

proper noun

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

OriginScottish Gaelic Mac Iain Mhalaich →
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Meanings

proper nounMalloch (plural Mallochs)

plural Mallochs

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicMac Iain Mhalaich“son of Ian of the bushy eyebrows”
  2. EnglishMalloch

Reduced Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Iain Mhalaich (“son of Ian of the bushy eyebrows”).

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APA

Malloch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malloch

MLA

“Malloch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malloch. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Malloch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malloch.

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