What's the ruling on using the name "Malak"?

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Is there any problem with (using) the name "Malāk" (meaning, Angel)?

Sheikh Ibn Baz

A woman shouldn't be named with it. (However), a man can be named with it, (but using) the names such as Jibrīl and Mīkaʾīl.