Melchior: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Melchior – Meaning: king of light – Origin: Hebrew (via Latin) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: MEL-kee-or


Melchior is a Hebrew (via Latin) boy's name meaning “king of light”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Melchior

Meaning: King of light.

Origin: Hebrew (via Latin).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Melchior

Phonetic: MEL-kee-or   IPA: /ˈmɛlkiɔːr/

Popularity of Melchior

Melchior doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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