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Mal bothers me in Mallory because it actually relates to the meaning.
It doesn't bother me in Malcolm or Malachi (Malachy just doesn't look right at all) because it has no relevance to the meaning.
For Trista and Tristan, the actual meanings don't appeal to me (Why would I name a kid something that means a tumult, which is often a bunch of idiots? First thing that comes to mind is the Vancouver riot a few months ago). The other reason I don't like Tristan is that while it may be a boys' name, it sounds super-girly in style... Almost like someone made a few typos in Kristin.