"Micallef" meaning in All languages combined

See Micallef on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Micallefs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Maltese Micallef. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mt|Micallef}} Maltese Micallef Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Micallefs}} Micallef (plural Micallefs)
  1. A surname from Maltese.

Proper name [French]

IPA: /mi.ka.lɛf/
Etymology: Borrowed from Maltese Micallef. Mainly reached France through pieds noirs of Maltese origin. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|mt|Micallef}} Borrowed from Maltese Micallef Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|m|g2=f}} Micallef m or f
  1. a surname Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-Micallef-fr-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French surnames, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Proper name [Maltese]

IPA: /mɪˈkal.lɛf/
Etymology: Probably 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|مُكَلَّف|t=entrusted with some task, obligated, responsible}} Arabic مُكَلَّف (mukallaf, “entrusted with some task, obligated, responsible”), {{m+|ar|مُحَلَّف|t=juror}} Arabic مُحَلَّف (muḥallaf, “juror”) Head templates: {{mt-proper noun}} Micallef
  1. a surname

Inflected forms

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