Given name

Maloù

“bright pledge”

Maloù is a given name from Old Breton. It is used in Breton.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Maloù goes back to Old Breton machlou, meaning “bright pledge.”

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Where it comes from

Maloù comes from Old Breton.

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How it developed

From Old Breton machlou.

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Maloù’s family of names

In Breton usage, Maloù has a conventional equivalent in the French form Malo.

Walk Maloù’s family in the name graph

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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