[name_m]Hi[/name_m], I’m looking for nicknames for [name_m]Malachi[/name_m]? I’m not sold on [name_u]Mal[/name_u]. I thought of [name_m]Mike[/name_m] but I’m not sure if it works…
[name_m]Mike[/name_m] could work.
[name_f]Chi[/name_f] (pronounced like [name_u]Kai[/name_u])
[name_m]Mac[/name_m]
My first thought was [name_u]Kai[/name_u]… Then [name_u]Mal[/name_u]… But I think the best is [name_m]Mac[/name_m]!!
I like [name_f]Chi[/name_f].
I love [name_u]Kai[/name_u].
I love [name_m]Mac[/name_m] (or even [name_u]Max[/name_u]?) and [name_u]Kai[/name_u]/[name_f]Chi[/name_f] for [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] a lot. I sort of like [name_u]Mal[/name_u], too, but if you don’t, I think [name_m]Mac[/name_m] and [name_f]Chi[/name_f]/[name_u]Kai[/name_u] are great options. I even love [name_u]Allie[/name_u] as a nn for a boy, so I’d do [name_f]Mallie[/name_f]/[name_u]Allie[/name_u], too, but I understand that most wouldn’t. 
I also think [name_m]Locke[/name_m] could work! Or even [name_f]Lockie[/name_f]. It works for [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m], so why not [name_m]Malachi[/name_m]?
Wow thanks guys! So many great choices in there.
I’m Australian, which means if we don’t nickname our child he will inevitably be given a nickname by the rest of our country (by family, at school etc) so it’s super important to find one we like!
[name_f]Chi[/name_f]/[name_u]Kai[/name_u]/[name_u]Cai[/name_u]
[name_f]Malley[/name_f], [name_u]Cai[/name_u] / [name_f]Chi[/name_f], [name_m]Mac[/name_m].
As an Aussie who has taught a [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] who came to school without a nickname, do try and find one you like, this [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] was christened Maz/Mazza by his mates at school and his mother hates it, but it’s stuck.
I like [name_m]Mac[/name_m], Lachi/[name_f]Lockie[/name_f], and [name_f]Chi[/name_f]/[name_u]Kai[/name_u]. There is also [name_f]Mali[/name_f]/[name_f]Mally[/name_f] or even [name_m]Mackie[/name_m]/[name_u]Machi[/name_u]
I like [name_u]Cal[/name_u], or [name_m]Mac[/name_m] for [name_m]Malachi[/name_m]. [name_m]Alec[/name_m] is pretty cool too.