Did you know that there is a town in North-central Washington state named Malo. I live there. It has been named Malo since at least 1903 when a general store/post office/train station was built. The owner/builder, Henry Hill, appearantly named it Malo, but no one knows where the name came from - Indian? St. Malo in France? There were people of Scandanavian backgrounds in the area, but I'm not sure that Mr. Hill was.

I don't know if this will help you. But it might be interesting to you at least.