ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 816
http://www.s-gabriel.org/816
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From: 
14 Apr 1998

Greetings,

Here's the information we found on "Mallock," which you want to use as a 
Gaelic first name.

The closest name we found to "Mallock" is "Malloch," (1) which is an
Anglicized form of the Gaelic "Malach."  "Malach" was used as an
informal "last name" or byname, but not as a given name.  The literal
meaning of "Malach" is "with bushy eyebrows" but it also meant "surly"
or "sulky." (2)

We only found "Malloch" in Scotland, but since it is a possible descriptive
word it could have been used in Ireland as well.  However, for maximum
historical accuracy we recommend that you use a Scottish persona.

To construct a complete Gaelic name, you'll need to pick a given name.
You can find some information on Gaelic names and a list of given names
that you can consider in these articles on the web:

Scottish Names 101
http://www.stanford.edu/~skrossa/medievalscotland/scot_names_101.html

A Simple Guide to Creating 12th Century Scottish Gaelic Names
http://www.stanford.edu/~skrossa/medievalscotland/simple_sc_gaelic_names_12.html

Arval Benicoeur and Talan Gwynek contributed to this letter.

We hope this has been helpful, and that we can continue to assist you.

In service,
Alan Fairfax
Academy of S. Gabriel

(1) Black, George F., _The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning
and History_, (New York: The New York Public Library, 1986).

(2) Maclennan, Malcolm.  A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of
the Gaelic Language (Aberdeen: ACAIR and Aberdeen University Press, 1984).