Melchior name meaning
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What does Melchior mean?
Melchior means Wise Man from the East, King, City or King (Yahweh) is Light is originated from Old Persian and Hebrew which is used largely in Swedish, Polish, Finnish, German, English, Hungarian, Danish and Norwegian is aimed at boys.
Melchior is celebrated on January 6th.
How do I pronounce Melchior?
You can pronounce the three syllabled name Melchior as MEL-kee-or. The pronunciation choose to emphasis on first MEL syllable.
Variants of Melchior
How popular is the name Melchior?
Melchior is a unique baby name in France, it has been in use since 1900 and was able to reach the top 500 names. In 1916, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 487 on boy names chart when 49 babies were named Melchior.
There are over 1083 babies that have been given the name Melchior in France. Melchior is an uncommon baby name in United States there is very thin chances of it still being given since it isn't seen since 2007.
Melchior is a rare baby name in Belgium there is very thin chances of it still being given. Melchior is a common name in Papua New Guinea while somewhat familiar name in DR Congo, Brazil, Germany, Tanzania, South Africa, Gabon, Poland, Indonesia, Haiti and Cameroon.
As per our research, over 5000 people has been named Melchior globally.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 12362 | 5 |
| 1953 | 3801 | 5 |
| 1949 | 3692 | 5 |
| 1928 | 3697 | 6 |
| 1921 | 3517 | 7 |
| 1920 | 4286 | 5 |
| 1918 | 3728 | 6 |
| 1915 | 2621 | 9 |
Facts
Melchior in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 562 | 1230 | 0 | 28 |
 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 0 |
What numbers say about Melchior?
You often get involved with people who have a hard time to express how they actually feel. Learn how to live on your own and trust others without losing yourself and your self-respect. Your friends are like addicted to you, but your family isn't very happy with how you live your life cause you are restless. You are outgoing and fun but there are times when you prefer solitude over party and books over people.
Looking for a name like Melchior? Please go through the following names
- Silva - The curious and perennial girl name Silva is used mostly in English, Danish and Icelandic has its origin in Latin, Silva means "Forest Woman, Forest Man or Wooded"
- Sandrine - Far-out Sandrine is used specifically in Norwegian and French, Sandrine means "Protector or Defender of Men" used as a girl name is rooted from Old Greek
- Ranita - Particulary used in Bengali, Kannada and Oriya unheard-of, Ranita is of Sanskrit and Hebrew origin, meaning of Ranita is "Fortune, Tinkling or Cute or Pretty" is used as a baby girl name
- Insa means Ing is used as a baby girl name which is dominantly used in Frisian, Danish and Finnish is rooted from Frisian
- Millan - Meaning of Millan is Emulum or Rival is of Slavonic and English origin and is used for both boys and girls is commonly used in Swedish, Danish and Finnish
Famous people named Melchior
- Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel, Swiss politician from Lucerne
- Melchior Hoffman, zer' "furrier"; c
- Melchior de Polignac, French diplomat, Cardinal and neo-Latin poet
- Melchior de Vogüé, French archaeologist, diplomat
- Melchior Ndadaye, Burundian intellectual and politician
- Melchior Acontius, German poet at the beginning of the 16th century
- Melchior Adam, German literature historian
- Melchior Franck, German composer of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras
- Melchior d'Hondecoeter, Dutch animalier painter
- Melchior Goldast, Swiss jurist
- Melchior Meyr, German poet, novelist and philosopher
- Melchior Neumayr, Austrian palaeontologist
- Melchior van Santvoort, purser on the Dutch ship 'De Liefde'
- Melchior Russ, was born of an old noble family in Lucerne
- Melchior Lotter, last name of a family of German printers
- Melchior Aymerich, Spanish general and provincial administrator
- Melchior Schildt, German composer and organist of the North German Organ School
- Melchior Lussy, Swiss Catholic statesman
- Melchior Anderegg, Swiss mountain guide and the first ascensionist of many prominent mountains
- Melchior Weiher, Polish noble
- Melchior Polowy, Catholic member of the Congregation of Holy Cross
- Melchior Treub, Dutch botanist
- Melchior Vulpius, German singer and composer of church music
- Melchior Klesl, Austrian statesman and cardinal of the Roman Catholic church during the time of the Counter-Reformation
- Melchior Lengyel, Hungarian Jewish writer, dramatist
- Melchior Wathelet, Belgian politician and member of the Humanist Democratic Centre
- Melchior Zwyer in How to Train Your Dragon as Art Department
- Melchior Derouet in Der Krieger und die Kaiserin as Actor
Lists having Melchior
- Biblical Boy Names
- Boy names beginning with M
- American Boy Names
- English Boy Names
- Hebrew Boy Names
- Persian Boy Names
- Danish Boy Names
- Finnish Boy Names
- German Boy Names
- Hungarian Boy Names
- Norwegian Boy Names
- Polish Boy Names
- Swedish Boy Names
- Baby Names that mean Wise
- Baby Names that mean Man
- Baby Names that mean East
- Baby Names that mean King
- Baby Names that mean City
- Baby Names that mean Yahweh
- Baby Names that mean Light
- Baby Names that mean God
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls