Malachi is a male given name of Hebrew origin מַלְאָכִי (Malʾaḵī) meaning "my messenger". The name is popularized by the Jewish prophet Malachi in the Bible.
Notable people with this name include:
Malachi ben Jacob HaKohen (1695/70?–1772), Talmudist, methodologist and Kaballist Malachi Bogdanov, British theatre director Malachi Curran, politician in Northern Ireland Malachi Cush (born 1980), Northern Irish singer/songwriter Malachi Davis (born 1977), American sprinter Malachi Dupre (born 1995), American football player Malachi Favors (1927–2004), American jazz bassist Malachi Fields (born 2002), American football player Malachi Flynn (born 1998), American basketball player Malachi Jones (clergyman) (c. 1651–1729), Anglo-Welsh clergyman and missionary Malachi Jones (cricketer) (born 1989), Bermudian cricketer Malachi Jones (footballer) (born 2003), Sierra Leonean footballer Malachi Jones (gridiron football) (born 1994), American football player Malachi Kittridge (1869-1928), American Major League Baseball catcher Malachi Kirby (born 1989), British actor and writer Malachi Lawrence (born 2003), American football player Malachi Leo Elliott (1886–1967), American architect Malachi Martin (1921–1999), Catholic priest, writer and commentator Malachi Martin (murderer) (c. 1831–1862), Irish-born Australian murderer Malachi Martin (politician) (1822–?), American politician Malachi Moore (born 2001), American football player Malachi Nelson (born 2004), American football player Malachi O'Doherty (born 1951), journalist, author and broadcaster in Northern Ireland Malachi Ritscher (1954–2006), American human rights and anti-war activist and musician Malachi Singleton (born 2004), American football player Malachi Thompson (1949–2006), American jazz trumpet player Malachi Throne (1928-2013), American actor Malachi Wideman (born 2001), American football player
See also
Malachy (given name) Malakia (), Georgian-language variant of the name