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 [ syll. ma-lac-hi, mal-a-chi ] The boy name Malachi is pronounced MahLEYCH-iy KEY. Malachi's language of origin is Hebrew. It is predominantly used in the English and Hebrew languages. The name means 'my messenger'. Biblical name derived from the word 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. Forms of Malachi include Malachie (English), Malachy (English), Maleachi (German), and Malochai (English). Other forms of Malachi include the variant spellings Malachai (English) and Malakhi (English). See also the related form, Malak (Arabic). Malachi is a popular baby boy name, and it is also 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 had a ranking of #150 then. In 2008, it ranked at #162 with a usage of 0.112%, and it was the most regularly used out of all boy names in its family. Baby names that sound like Malachi include Malachie (English), Maalik (Arabic), Malachai (English), Malachy (English), Malakhi (English), Malchijah (Hebrew), Maleachi (German), Maleko (Hawaiian), Malkiyah (Hebrew), Michalek (Polish), Mihalje (Scandinavian), Malak (Arabic), Malek (Arabic), Malik (Arabic), Malki (Hebrew), Malochai (English), Melesio (Spanish), Milek (Polish), Milko (Czech), and Milos (Hungarian and Slavic). KEY: approx pronunciation for Malachi: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; CH as in "cheese (CH.IY.Z)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
