Melchior
Melchior is a masculine given name , which is mainly known because one of the three holy kings or "Wise Men from the Orient" has had this name in church tradition since the 6th century.
Meaning and origin
"King of Light" (מלכי-אור). Hebrew melech or common-Semitic malk means "king" and or means "light."
variants
- Hungarian: Menyhért
- Swedish: milker
- Polish: Malcharek
First name
The following people have this first name:
- Melchior Acontius (around 1515–1569), German humanist and poet
- Melchior Berri (1801–1854), Swiss architect
- Charles-Melchior Artus, marquis de Bonchamps (1760–1793), French leader of the Vendéer
- Melchior von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen (1341–1381), from 1369 to 1375 bishop of Osnabrück and from 1376 to 1381 bishop of Schwerin
- Melchior von Diepenbrock (1798–1853), Prince-Bishop of Breslau
- Johann Melchior Dinglinger (1664–1731), court goldsmith for August the Strong
- Mel Ferrer (1917–2008), American actor, director, producer
- Melchior Franck (around 1580–1639), German composer
- Melchior Goldast (1578–1635), Swiss humanist
- Friedrich Melchior Grimm (1723–1807), German writer
- Melchior von Hatzfeldt (1593–1658), Habsburg general
- Melchior Hofmann (around 1500–1543), German leader of the Anabaptist movement
- Melchior Hoffmann († 1715), German composer
- Melchior Hondecoeter (1636–1695), Dutch animal painter
- Melchior Inchofer (1584–1648), Jesuit and Catholic theologian
- Melchior Kern (1872–1947), German painter
- Melchior Khlesl (1552–1630), Bishop of Vienna
- Johann Melchior Kubli (1750–1835), Swiss politician
- Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel (1813–1889), Swiss politician
- Melchior von Lichtenfels (* around 1517; † 1575), since 1554 Prince-Bishop of Basel
- Melchior von Meckau (also Meggau; * around 1440; † 1509), Prince-Bishop of Brixen (1488 to 1509) and cardinal
- Johann Melchior von Morgenstern (1733–1789), Prussian officer
- Henry Melchior Mühlenberg (1711–1787), German theologian
- Menyhért Palágyi (1859–1924), Hungarian philosopher and mathematician
- Melchior von Rechenberg (Czech: Melchior z Rechenberku), from 1589 to 1601 governor of the County of Glatz
- Melchior Rinck (around 1493 – around 1545), German theologian and humanist
- Melchior Otto Voit of Salzburg (1603–1653), Prince-Bishop of Bamberg
- Melchior Schweling (1629–1712), German lawyer and mayor of Bremen
- Melchior Schwoon (entrepreneur, 1809) (1809–1874), German entrepreneur
- Melchior Schwoon (entrepreneur, 1871) (1871–1956), German entrepreneur
- Melchior Siegel (1515–1588), tin smelter and co-owner of the hammer mill
- Melchior Steiner (1630–1690), Swiss merchant
- Melchior Ulrich (1802-1893), Swiss mountaineer
- Melchior Vulpius (1570–1615), German cantor and church musician
- Melchior Treub (1851-1910), Dutch botanist
- Melchior Teschner (1584–1635), German church musician, composer, philosopher and theologian
- Melchior Wezel , (1903–?), Swiss gymnast
- Melchior zur Straßen (1832–1896), German sculptor, art academy director
family name
Derived from the first name, Melchior is also a family name. Name bearers are:
- Albert von Melchior (1844–1913), manufacturer from Württemberg
- Axel Melchior (* 1981), Austrian politician and federal manager of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP)
- Bent Melchior (born 1929), Chief Rabbi of Denmark
- Carl Melchior (1871–1933), German lawyer, banker and politician
- Daniela Melchior (* 1996), Portuguese actress
- Domenique Melchior (* 1981), Austrian model
- Eberhard Melchior (* 1912), German mathematician
- Ernst Melchior (1920–1978), Austrian football player
- Frauke Melchior , German chemist and university professor, discoverer of the SUMO protein
- Georg Wilhelm Melchior (1780–1826), German painter
- Günter Melchior (* 1929), German football goalkeeper
- Hans Melchior (1894–1984), German botanist
- Hans Melchior (engineer) (* 1935), Swiss engineer and university professor
- Hansjörg Melchior (* 1937), German urologist
- Hermann von Melchior (1828–1902), Prussian lieutenant general
- Ib Melchior († 2015), Danish-American screenwriter and director
- Jair Melchior (born 1982), Chief Rabbi of Denmark
- Johann Peter Melchior (1747–1825), sculptor and porcelain designer
- Johann Wilhelm Melchior (1817–1860), German painter
- Johannes Melchior (1646–1689), Reformed theologian
- Joseph Melchior (1810–1883), German painter
- Judy-Ann Melchior (* 1986), Belgian show jumper
- Karen Melchior (* 1980), Danish politician and diplomat
- Karl Melchior , German manufacturer
- Lauritz Melchior (1890–1973), Danish hero tenor
- Marcus Melchior (1897–1969), Danish rabbi
- Michael Melchior (* 1954), Danish-Norwegian rabbi and Israeli politician
- Rudolph Melchior (1836–1867 or 1868), German-American craftsman and artist
- Wilhelm Melchior (1817–1860), German animal painter
Others
Melchior means:
- Melchior (Tannheim) , part of the municipality of Tannheim, Biberach district, Baden-Württemberg
- Malcher , an Altenburg peasant costume
- a champagne bottle with 18 liters or 24 1/1 bottles
- Melchior Islands , archipelago in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica
- Melchior Harbor , natural harbor in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica