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I'm sure I've answered this before but why not again.
I like/love both.
I think Julian is more of a fit-in name, sounds like a more popular guy, could be a jock but sounds laid-back. Kind of like Ryan (was when it was hip and not overused), or like Alexander for that matter. Malcolm is stylewise a little more like Miriam - less expected, but too conservative to seem outright hipster. I met a family at the park with a little blond boy named Malcolm and thought it was so awesome. I hadn't realized until seeing it as a kid's name, that it would work as a kid's name, and that it sounded pretty warm and friendly. It also sounds substantial/important compared to more playful or characterish names like, say, Max or Malachi. I can see why people think it's clunky - Miriam is too - but IRL they're not annoyingly clunky, like Myrtle or Mordecai is clunky.

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- mirfak