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مَالِك
Malik
MAA-lik
“King, sovereign; owner.”
About Malik
Malik is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "king, sovereign; owner" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root م-ل-ك meaning 'to possess, to rule'. Malik is a king; the closely related Maalik is an owner or master. (Al-Malik, 'the King', is one of the names of God.) Borne by Malik ibn Anas, the 8th-century jurist of Medina after whom the Maliki school is named.
Among the most common names in the Muslim world; Malek in the Levant and France, Malick in West Africa.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Malek, Maalik, Malick, Melik
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Malik is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Malik before.
- Malik ibn Anas (711–795 CE), jurist of Medina, founder of the Maliki school
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Malik
- What does the name Malik mean?
- Malik (مَالِك) means "King, sovereign; owner". From the Arabic root م-ل-ك meaning 'to possess, to rule'. Malik is a king; the closely related Maalik is an owner or master. (Al-Malik, 'the King', is one of the names of God.) Borne by Malik ibn Anas, the 8th-century jurist of Medina after whom the Maliki school is named.
- Is Malik a name from the Qur'an?
- Malik does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Malik a boy or a girl name?
- Malik is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Malik come from?
- Malik is an Arabic name, built on the root letters M-L-K. Among the most common names in the Muslim world; Malek in the Levant and France, Malick in West Africa.
- How is Malik spelled?
- Malik is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (مَالِك) is also written Malek, Maalik, Malick, and Melik. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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