Malachi

Malachi \ma-lac-hi, mal-a-chi\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby boy name Malachi is sometimes used as a name girl name origin. Its pronunciation is MAELahKay (English) ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Malachi: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AY as in "side (S.AY.D)"

What is the origin of Malachi?

Malachi is used predominantly in the English, Gaelic, and Hebrew languages, and it is derived from Hebrew origins. The name's meaning is my messenger. Biblical name derived from the element 'malak' which means messenger, angel. The name was borne in the Bible by the last of the twelve minor prophets, who wrote the Book of Malachi in the Old Testament. The name was also borne by Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid (-862), the High King of Ireland known as Malachy I. The name was also known from 'Malachi Malagrowther', a pseudonym used by Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832). The name was first adopted in the 17th century by English Puritans. Malachi has 20 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Other versions used in English comprise what does the name Maeleachlainn mean, Malachia name variations, Malachie name, Malachy name (used in Irish as well), short names for Malak, Malakai name variations, Malaki meaning of name, name Malakia origin, short names for Malakie, Malaquias name, Malechy pronounciation, baby name Maleki, Malequi name variations, and short names for Malochai. The variant spellings what does the name Malachai mean and Malakhi meaning and origin are other English forms. what does the name Malachiasz mean (Polish), meaning of Malaquías (Spanish), Maleachi meaning and origin (German), and what does the name Malik mean (Arabic) are foreign variants of Malachi. Malachi is popular as a baby name for boys, and it viewed as fairly trendy. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1980s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2006, 0.126% of baby boys were given the name Malachi. It ranked at #150 then. In 2010, its usage was 0.116% and its ranking #163, and it was the most popular out of all boy names in its group. In 2010, Malachi was twice as popular as the next most popular name, baby name Malik. Malachi has mostly been a baby boy name in the past century.

List of baby names that sound like Malachi:

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The baby name Malachi fun facts:

The name Malachi in reverse order is "Ihcalam".

The numerological value of the name Malachi is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Malachi?

Malachi is in the top names in USA.