Hebrew origin
Source-reportedFrom Ancient Greek Μάλχος (Málkhos), from Hebrew מֶלֶך.
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- Wiktionary: MalcoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: MalcoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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Hebrew roots
/ˈmal.ko/ · Italian
01 / Meaning & origin
Malco is a masculine given name documented in Spanish and Italian. English Wiktionary traces it to Hebrew מֶלֶך via Ancient Greek.
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From Ancient Greek Μάλχος (Málkhos), from Hebrew מֶלֶך.
Deriva dall'ebraico Malka (per taluni dal punico) che significa "sovrano". Divenne nome proprio per greci e romani.
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France (France métropolitaine et départements-régions d'outre-mer; avant 2012 France hors Mayotte), 2003: 5 boys (rank 3997).
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03 / By the numbers
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2025–2025 Spelling: MALCO
Recorded category male
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Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística · Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
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Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | People | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | 23,599 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “MALCO” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure people. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Released 2026-04-23 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0
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06 / Behind the facts
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Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
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