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Meaning

The name Malachi has the following meaning:

Angel or "messenger of God".
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Malachi is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 200 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Malachi fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 6 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 167 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Malachi in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Malachi is pronounced as mal-uh-kai

Origins

Malachi originates from the Hebrew language.
See other suggested Hebrew boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Malachi and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Malachi: Boys - Adam, Alpheus, Carmine, Danyele, Deror, Eben, Ebenezer, Ezra, Hiram, Israel, Jamin, Jared, Meyer, Naftali, Nathan, Nehemiah, Nili, Nimrod, Omarion, Samuel, Girls - Leva, Rella, Selah, Tamya, Both genders - Dagan, Elsie, Micah

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Malachi: Chi (Nickname), Kai (Nickname), Maeleachlainn, Makequi, Mal (Nickname), Malachie, Malachy (Irish), Malak, Malakai (English), Malaki, Malakia, Malakie, Malaquias, Malechy, Maleki

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Malachi are: Kai, Mal, Chi

Style

We think the name Malachi should fall under the following style category: Hebrew.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Malachi to be: Strong, energetic, outspoken leader

In one word, you might describe Malachi as a(n) "leader" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Malachi (or its variants) are:

Malachi Ritscher, born on 13 January, a famous musician. Malachi Ritscher's background: A musician, recording engineer, human rights activist, and anti-war protester. He came into the national spotlight through his self-immolation as a protest against the Iraq war.

Malachi Favors, born on 22 August, a famous bassist. Malachi Favors's background: A noted American jazz bassist best known for his work with the Art Ensemble of Chicago.

Malachi Brendan Martin , born on 23 July, a famous author. Malachi Brendan Martin 's background: A Roman Catholic priest and a former Jesuit. Author of sixty books on religious and geo-political topics, he was a controversial commentator for the Vatican and other Catholic matters.
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