malachy

M3A1L1A1C3H4Y4
/ˈmæləki/

proper noun

A male given name from Irish.

OriginIrish Maolmhaodhóg →
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Meanings

malachy1

noun
  1. obsoleterareObsolete spelling of malarkey.

    Malachy—You said it—I wouldn't trust a lawyer no further than I could throw a case of Scotch.

    1934 April 2, Thomas Aloysius Dorgan, The Capital Times, Madison, Wis.: Capital Times Co., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 6

Malachy2

proper noun

alternative Malachi

  1. A male given name from Irish.

    I had my 11-year-old son with me, Malachy, and we had pizza in the Yes campaign offices.

    2026 June 23, Tom Watson, quotee, “‘Geldof started flicking Vs at Farage’: the story of the Brexit campaign, told by those with a front-row seat”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Origin

  1. IrishMaolmhaodhóg
  2. EnglishMalachy

From Irish Maolmhaodhóg and Maolseachnaill/Maolseachlainn, influenced by the etymologically unrelated name Malachi, which is of Hebrew origin.

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APA

malachy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malachy

MLA

“malachy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malachy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “malachy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malachy.

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