Malec

From Czech, Polish, and Slovak Malec.

Malec (plural Malecs)

1. A surname from Czech, Slovak, or Polish.

• (surname): Malets, Maletz

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Malec is the 15964^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1819 individuals. Malec is most common among White (94.45%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Malec”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 497.

Blend of Magnus +‎ Alec.

Malec

1. (fandom slang) The ship of characters Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood from The Shadowhunter Chronicles franchise.
   • 2016, Isaiah Mustafa, quoted in Aleksander Tomovic, "Isaiah Mustafa", Bello, January 2016, page 34:

     I think the fans of the book are really going to be excited about the "Malec" relationship.

   • 2018 May, “Hollywood Tea News”, in Cinespirit Magazine, page 80:

     Shadowhunters season 3 has been such a blessing for Malec fans.

   • 2019, The Red Scrolls of Magic review, Kirkus Reviews, 15 February 2019, page 143:

     "Malec" shippers will clamor for installments to come.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Malec.

• Camel, calme, camel, macle

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• IPA^(key): [ˈmalɛt͡s]

Malec m anim (female equivalent Malcová)

1. a male surname

• “Malec”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

From Polish malec (“small boy”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.lɛt͡s/
• Rhymes: -alɛt͡s
• Syllabification: Ma‧lec
• Homophone: malec

Malec m pers

1. a male surname

Malec f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

• “Malec”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022