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Name Mal
Gender Masculine
Usage Ukrainian, Medieval Ukrainian
Scripts Мал(Ukrainian)
Other Forms FormsMalko (Малко, Малько), Malets (Малець), Malyi (Малий), Malii (Малій), Malyk (Малик), Malysh (Малиш), Malyshka (Малишка), Malyshko (Малишко), Malosh (Малош), Malush (Малуш), Malchyna (Мальчина), Maliuta (Малюта), Maliutko (Малютко), Maliata (Малята)
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Meaning & History
Derived from contracted form adjective mal (мал), which means "little, small". It could have been as well used as a diminutive of a dithematic name, such as Małomir. Mal was a 10th century prince of Drevliany who tried to marry Olha, princess of Kyiv, after death of her husband Ihor, who was killed in Drevlian uprising. A number of names with this root were in use at least up to mid-17th century.