77%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Old Irish Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Means "disciple of Saint Máedóc" in Irish. Saint Máel Máedóc (also known as Malachy) was a 12th-century archbishop of Armagh. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsmáel + MáedócOther Languages & CulturesMalachy(Irish) Categories saints