The name became popular in the 16th C.
- Austria
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- Early New High German
- ● 1582 Melchior (nom) ChronSH p. 11
- Belgium
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- 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
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- Danish
- ● 1581 Mellchior KD-1 no. 362
- England
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- 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;
1595 Melcio ibid. p. 40;
1595/6 Melsio ibid. p. 40;
1595 Melçio ibid. p. 39;
1596 Melchior ibid. p. 43,
Melcio ibid. p. 42;
1597 Melcio ibid. p. 45;
1598 Melcio ibid. p. 49
- Estonia
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- 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
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- Early New High German
- ● 1497 Melchor Nurn1497 447;
1554 Melchior (nom) MHCG2 333;
1555 Melchior (nom) ibid. 335
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1527 Melchior (nom) Rome1527 p. 87
- Italian
- ● 1513x1521 Melchiorre LeoX p. 13
- Spain
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- 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 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Melchior.