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Gender: M Popularity: this week. Origin of Malachi: Hebrew Meaning of Malachi: "my messenger" Malachi's Popularity in 2012: #168
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An Old Testament name with a Gaelic lilt that's definitely on the rise; Malachi entered the list in 1987, and has been in the Top 200 since 2003.

In the Bible, Malachi (pronounced with the final syllable as EYE), was the last of the twelve Hebrew prophets, who foretold the coming of Christ.

In Anthony Trollope's Phineas Finn, Malachi is the name of the hero's father, and in James Joyce's Ulysses, Malachi Mulligan is a medical student.

Famous People Named Malachi

Malachi Fallon, the first chief of police of San Fransisco

Pop Culture References for the Name Malachi

Malachi, evil boy in the film "The Children of the Corn"
Malachi "Mal" Fallon, detective in the popular EA Games iPhone app game Cause of Death
Malachi Constant, wealthy protagonist in Kurt Vonnegut's award winning novel "The Sirens of Titan"