Malkishua as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Malkishua

What is the meaning of the name Malkishua ?

The baby name Malkishua is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced mal-kee-SHOO-ah (approx. IPA: /mælkiˈʃuə/).

Malkishua is Hebrew in Origin.

Malkishua is a rare Biblical Hebrew name, rendered in the Tanakh as Malchi-shua (מַלְכִּישׁוּעַ). It combines malki, “my king” (from melech, “king”), with shua/yeshu‘a, “help, deliverance, salvation,” yielding the sense “my king is salvation” or “the king helps.” The -shua element appears in related theophoric names like Elishua (“God is salvation”) and Abishua (“my father is salvation”), emphasizing a theme of divine deliverance.

In Scripture, Malkishua is one of King Saul’s sons, listed in 1 Samuel 14:49 and named among the princes who fell with Saul at Mount Gilboa (1 Samuel 31; 1 Chronicles 10). The name saw little later adoption and remains uncommon, though it occasionally surfaces in Jewish and Christian communities inspired by lesser-known biblical figures. Noted variants and transliterations include Malchishua, Malchi-shua, Malki-shua, and the Latinized Melchisua; a modern streamlined form is Malkishua.

⚙ Malkishua does not appear in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. This usually means it's either extremely rare, a regional/traditional name not captured by official statistics, or a brand-new coinage. Use it knowing your child will almost certainly be the only one in the room.