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View Name: Malachi


MALACHI
GENDER: Masculine
OTHER SCRIPTS: מַלְאָכִי (Hebrew)
PRONOUNCED: MAL-ə-kie (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
From the Hebrew name מַלְאָכִי (Mal'akhiy) meaning "my messenger" or "my 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
VARIANT: Malakai (English)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Mal'akhi (Biblical Hebrew)
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