The name Malachi is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "my messenger". Malachi is ranked #153 on our popularity charts and is often added to lists like Bible Names for Boys and discussed in our forums with posts like "Hawthorne Family Generations 1-3".
From the experts:
An Old Testament name with a Gaelic lilt, Malachi entered the list in 1987.
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. The lighter-hearted Irish version is usually spelled Malachy.
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