Släkthistoria för Malek
Malek Vad efternamn betyder
Polish (Małek); Czech (Málek); Slovak (also Málek); Slovenian and Croatian: nickname for a physically small man derived from Polish mały Czech and Slovak malý Slovenian and Croatian mal(i) ‘small little’. This surname is a cognate of Malec and Malik. As a Slovenian surname it can also be derived from malek ‘small man dwarf’. The surname of Czech origin is also found in Croatia. Compare Mallek. Czech: from a pet form of the personal names beginning with Ma- e.g. Matěj (from Latin Matthias; see Matej) or Martin. Polish (Małek): from a pet form of the Old Polish personal name Małomir based on Old Slavic malъ ‘small little’. Muslim and Assyrian/Chaldean: variant of Malik.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
