Micallef
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Maltese Micallef.
Proper noun
editMicallef (plural Micallefs)
- A surname from Maltese.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Micallef is the 27392nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 881 individuals. Micallef is most common among White (94.55%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Micallef”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 584.
French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Maltese Micallef. Mainly reached France through pieds noirs of Maltese origin.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMicallef m or f
- a surname
Maltese
editEtymology
editProbably from Arabic مُكَلَّف (mukallaf, “entrusted with some task, obligated, responsible”), which may have been used in Malta for some sort of administrative function. Sometimes also related to mħallef (“judge”), from Arabic مُحَلَّف (muḥallaf, “juror”), in which case the /k/ would have to be due to spelling pronunciation.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMicallef
- a surname
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