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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Melchior m. Of uncertain origin, possibly Old Persian.

The traditional name of one of the three Magi.

The name became popular in the 16th C.

Belgium
Dutch
● 1597x1598 Melchior BoonenGes p. 354
Denmark
Danish
● 1581 Mellchior KD-1 no. 362
England
Dutch
● 1572 Melchiore AuFr Asse
◑ 1571 Melssens AuFr Asse
Walloon
● 1583/4 Melchio RWC p. 8; 1591 Melchior ibid. p. 18, Melcio ibid. p. 17; 1591/2 Melcio ibid. p. 20; 1592 Melchio ibid. p. 564, Melchior ibid. p. 22, Melcio ibid. p. 24; 1593/4 Melchio ibid. p. 31; 1593 Melçio ibid. p. 26; 1594 Melcio ibid. p. 32, Melsio ibid. p. 32
Estonia
Middle Low German
◑ 1524x1532 Meildo (nom) Saareste1923a p. 104; 1592 Melck Tiik1977 p. 287, Meldo ibid. p. 287, Melens ibid. p. 287, Melest ibid. p. 287, Mello ibid. p. 287, Mely ibid. p. 287
Germany
Early New High German
● 1497 Melchor Nurn1497 447; 1554 Melchior (nom) MHCG2 333; 1555 Melchior (nom) ibid. 335
Italy
Latin
● 1527 Melchior (nom) Rome1527 p. 87
Italian
● 1513x1521 Melchiorre LeoX p. 13
Spain
Latin
● 1490 Melchioris (gen) carbonell-I p. 46; 1491 Melchior (nom) ibid. p. 57, Melchioris (gen) ibid. p. 61
Catalan
● 1510 Melchior valencia1510 3420
Spanish
● 1567 Melchor SanzSerrano; 1575 Melchor Catalogo-5.2 3803; 1576 Melchor ibid. 3887
Cite as: R. Le Get, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Melchior". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2019, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2019/1/name/Melchior.