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Comments and insights on the name Malachi

Malachi has Hebrew origins with Irish connections.
Can also be spelled as:
Malakai

Personal experiences with the name Malachi

It's a little different but well-liked and gaining popularity
Is sometimes mispronounced Mal-ah-chee
We gave this name to our beautiful son and we love it!
My granddaughter calls him Uncle Kai, but his father and I call him Doodlebug.

My 8 year old (born in 2007) little brother is very smart and hot headed. I love his biblical name.

Nicknames for Malachi

Kai, Mal, Mac, Chi, Mally, Ky, Alac

Meanings and history of the name Malachi

Malachi means "my messenger" in Hebrew.
Malachi is the last book of the Old Testament.
St. Malachy (1094-1148) was an Irish saint and Archbishop of Armagh who adopted the name from the Hebrew prophet Malachi.

Famous real-life people named Malachi

Malachi Martin Ph.D., Irish Catholic priest, theologian, author, and professor
Malachi Kirby, actor
Malachi Throne, actor
Malachi Cush, Irish singer/songwriter
Malachi McCormick, Irish cook and author

Malachi in song, story & screen

Malachi Mulligan in 'Ulysses' by James Joyce
Malachi Ben-Gidon - NCIS
Malachi - The Matrix Reloaded, Enter the Matrix
Malachi, from the TV show "Hex"
Malachi, main antagonist of the film "Solomon Kane"
Lord Malachi, from the game "Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi"
Malachi Constant, the protagonist of Kurt Vonnegut's novel "The Sirens of Titan"
Malachi from the cartoon "Making Fiends"
Malachi Hale, a character from the Civil War miniseries "The Blue and the Gray"
Malachi Van Helsing, from the movie "Mom's Got a Date With a Vampire"
Malachi from "The Monstrumologist" by Rick Yancy
Malachai, character in the movie "Children of the Corn"