Malachi - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Malachi \m(a)-la-chi\ is pronounced MAL-a-kye. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "messenger of God". Biblical: a prophet and writer of the final book of the Old Testament. Malachy (12th century) was an Irish saint. Author Malachi Martin.

Malachi has 9 variant forms: Malachie, Malachy, Malaki, Malakia, Malakie, Malaquias, Malechy, Maleki and Malequi.

For more information, see also related names Malak and Malik.

Baby names that sound like Malachi are Malki and Melacio.

Malachi is a very rare male first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Malachi. Click here to compare Malachi with related baby names.