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What does Malachi mean?
Malachi 
▲ as a boys' name is pronounced MAL-a-kye. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Malachi 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.
STARTS WITH Mal-
Variations
VARIANTS Malachie, Malachy, Malaki, Malakia, Malakie, Malaquias, Malechy, Maleki, Malequi
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Malachi Isael (M.I.), ..
How popular is Malachi?
Malachi is a rare first name for men but a very popular last name for all people (#38464 out of 150436, Top 26%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Malachi reached its peak rank of #150 in the U.S. in 2006, and is currently at #155. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Malachy, Malaki (#1148 FROM RECENT DATA) and Malik (#373) are the popular related forms of Malachi (#155) ranked in the Top 2000. Usage of these forms of Malachi reached its most widespread in the year 1996 (ADOPTION OF 0.2%) and is almost as conventional today (ADOPTION 0.2%, DOWN 17%), but with the form Malik becoming less fashionable. Malachi is the most fashionable baby name among these.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Baruchi, Jaladhi, Jeladhi (see Jaladhi), Machin, Mainchin, Makai▲, Makani, Makari, Malcam, Malchior, Malcom, Malki, Manoach, March, Melacio and Menashi. These names tend to be more frequently used than Malachi.
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