Malachi

Gender Masculine
Usage Hebrew, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Scripts מַלְאָכִי(Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈmæl.ə.kaɪ/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From the Hebrew name מַלְאָכִי (Malʾaḵi) meaning "my messenger" or "my angel", derived from a possessive form of מַלְאָךְ (malʾaḵ) meaning "messenger, angel". This is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Malachi, which some claim foretells the coming of Christ. In England the name came into use after the Protestant Reformation.

Related Names

Rootsmalʾaḵ + i
VariantMalakai(English)
Other Languages & CulturesMal'akhi(Biblical Hebrew) Malaquias(Biblical Portuguese) Malaquías(Biblical Spanish) Malakai(Fijian) Malakai(Tongan)

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Depiction of the Prophet Malachi by James Tissot (c. 1900)Depiction of the Prophet Malachi by James Tissot (c. 1900)

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Entry updated October 6, 2024