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Germanized form of Sorbian Małk and Małka: diminutive of Mał ‘small little’ (see Mahl) or from a pet form of the Old Sorbian personal name Małomir based on Old Slavic malъ ‘small little’. See also 2 below. Germanized form of Sorbian Małki and of its shortened form Małk: nickname from małki ‘very small/little’. Compare Mahlke German (of Slavic origin): variant of Mahlke 1 in part a cognate of 1 above.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
