malachy

/ˈmæləki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

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Meaning

noun

Obsolete

name

"Malachy—You said it—I wouldn't trust a lawyer no further than I could throw a case of Scotch."
"I had my 11-year-old son with me, Malachy, and we had pizza in the Yes campaign offices."

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

Malachi (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce malachy?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmæləki/.

What does malachy mean?

Obsolete spelling of malarkey.

Where does malachy come from?

It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce malachy

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