مَلِك / مَالِكMuslim boy names
Meaning
King, or owner/master, depending on the Arabic form
Name meaning
- Origin / language
- Arabic
- Alternate spellings
- Maalik
- Islamic / Qur’anic association
- Not specifically Qur'anic / not established
- Name type
- Single given name
- Category
- Traditional Arabic names
Language and spelling
Malik can represent مَلِك, king, or مَالِك, owner, with a long first vowel. Malak مَلَك, angel, is a third word; Latin letters and unvowelled Arabic can hide these differences.
Sources
Meaning checked against the listed source.
Entry reviewed: 2026-10-25
Behind the Name
Behind the Name: Maalik