PLACE NAMES. The next most common source of Jewish last names is probably places. Jews used the town or region where they lived, or where their families came from, as their last name. As a result, the Germanic origins of most East European Jews is reflected in their names.
For other uses, see Malignancy (disambiguation). Malignancy (from Latin male, meaning 'badly', and -gnus, meaning 'born') is the tendency of a medical condition to become progressively worse. Malignancy is most familiar as a characterization of cancer.
Definition of malignant - evil in nature or effect; malevolent, (of a disease) very virulent or infectious. Definition of malignant - evil in nature or effect; malevolent, (of a disease) very virulent or infectious.