The name became popular in the 16th C.

Austria

Early New High German

● 1582 Melchior (nom) ChronSH p. 11

Belgium

Dutch

● 1531 Melchior MPSA p. 61; 1535 Melchior ibid. p. 60 [sic]; 1537 Melchior ibid. p. 61 [sic]; 1596 Melchior ibid. p. 89; 1597 Melchior ibid. p. 89; 1597x1598 Melchior BoonenGes p. 354; 1598 Melchior MPSA p. 90; 1599 Melchior ibid. p. 90

Denmark

Danish

● 1581 Mellchior KD-1 no. 362

England

Dutch

● 1572 Melchiore AuFr Asse; 1575 Melchior ibid. p. 89; 1586 Melchior ibid. Vercoilge

◑ 1571 Melssens AuFr Asse

Middle French

● 1568 Melchior WCS p. 4; 1575 Melchiol ibid. p. 42; 1577 melsior ibid. p. 14; 1578 melchior ibid. p. 14; 1579 Melsior ibid. p. 44; 1581 Melsior ibid. p. 45; 1583 Melcior ibid. p. 46; 1584 Melsior ibid. p. 104

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