Malachy

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Usage：Irish

Meaning & History：

Anglicized form of MÁEL SECHNAILL or MÁEL MÁEDÓC, influenced by the spelling of MALACHI. Saint Malachy (in Irish, Máel Máedóc) was a 12th-century archbishop of Armagh renowned for his miracles.

MáEL SECHNAILL male Ancient Irish

Means "disciple of Saint SEACHNALL" in Irish. This was the name of two Irish high kings: Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid who ruled all of Ireland in the 9th century; and Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill (called Malachy) who defeated the Norse of Dublin in the 10th century.

SEACHNALL male Irish

Possibly an Irish form of SECUNDINUS. This was the name of a 5th-century Irish saint, also known as Secundinus.

SECUNDINUS male Ancient Roman

Roman family name derived from the praenomen SECUNDUS. Saint Secundinus, also known as Seachnall, was a 5th-century assistant to Saint Patrick who became the first bishop of Dunshaughlin.

SECUNDUS male Ancient Roman

Roman praenomen, or given name, which meant "second" in Latin.

MáEL MáEDóC male Ancient Irish

Means "disciple of Saint MÁEDÓC" in Irish. Saint Máel Máedóc (also known as Malachy) was a 12th-century archbishop of Armagh.

MáEDóC male Ancient Irish

Meaning unknown. Saint Máedóc (also known as Áedán) of Ferns was a 7th-century Irish bishop.

MALACHI male Hebrew, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin

From the Hebrew 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.

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EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT IRISH: Maeleachlainn, Máel Máedóc, Máel Sechlainn, Máel Sechnaill

IRISH: Maolsheachlann

DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS

IRISH: Leachlainn

OTHER FORMS

ANCIENT IRISH: Máedóc, Maeleachlainn, Máel Sechlainn

ANCIENT ROMAN: Secundinus, Secundus

BIBLICAL HEBREW: Mal'akhi

BIBLICAL LATIN: Malachi

BIBLICAL: Malachi