English Explanatory Dictionary

Malam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from India from West India.

Word forms

Malam

Etymology

From India or Hindi, Maal-amm means "One who has knowledge of directions". It is believed to have started to be used after people from Rajasthan came to Veraval city of Gujarat for fishing around 200 years ago.

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