At a Glance
- 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
MEL-kee-orIPA /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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Similar Names
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