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The name of the day is Melchior ("MEL-kee-or"). What are your thoughts on it? Associations? Is it usable? If so, what combination(s) would you employ (first or middle name)?
I first remember hearing the name on a minor character in the Old Hollywood version of "The Corn Is Green." It's set in Wales so I initially thought of it as a Welsh name. Of course, it's from the New Testament, not Wales. Bottom line: I find Melchior to be magical. I used it on my cat, Fergus Melchior. Your thoughts? :0)
I first remember hearing the name on a minor character in the Old Hollywood version of "The Corn Is Green." It's set in Wales so I initially thought of it as a Welsh name. Of course, it's from the New Testament, not Wales. Bottom line: I find Melchior to be magical. I used it on my cat, Fergus Melchior. Your thoughts? :0)
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I think it would be marvellous on a cat. Too much for a person.
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any Tolkien fans?
When I see Melchior I think instantly of Melkor (aka Morgoth: basically the devil in the mythology of Middle Earth).
In Quenya, Melkor means "He Who Arises In Might".
So I'm tempted to say it's unusable, but then again not everyone's as much of a geek as me and it definitely gets used anyway (mostly in Northwestern Europe, I think)...though I have to agree Fergus Melchior is a magical name for a cat.
When I see Melchior I think instantly of Melkor (aka Morgoth: basically the devil in the mythology of Middle Earth).
In Quenya, Melkor means "He Who Arises In Might".
So I'm tempted to say it's unusable, but then again not everyone's as much of a geek as me and it definitely gets used anyway (mostly in Northwestern Europe, I think)...though I have to agree Fergus Melchior is a magical name for a cat.
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I think the spelling cinches the connection for me.
Think Miriel from LOTR, versus the elaborate Mirielle from the real world. Totally different names, but not really.
Think Miriel from LOTR, versus the elaborate Mirielle from the real world. Totally different names, but not really.
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associations: sound vs. spelling
I guess the difference for me would be: if I saw Miriel, I'd think: Mariel, Muriel, or Mirabelle, not LOTR.
(I think sound is about equally as important to me as spelling).
I'm a lot more familiar with those types of names than Melker / Melchior, so Miriel would come across as more multidimensional to me...but if I lived somewhere that Melchior (or similar sounding names) were sort of common, it wouldn't grab my attention the way it does.
I guess the difference for me would be: if I saw Miriel, I'd think: Mariel, Muriel, or Mirabelle, not LOTR.
(I think sound is about equally as important to me as spelling).
I'm a lot more familiar with those types of names than Melker / Melchior, so Miriel would come across as more multidimensional to me...but if I lived somewhere that Melchior (or similar sounding names) were sort of common, it wouldn't grab my attention the way it does.
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I like it. It looks awesome. I wouldn't use it in real life though.
There's a celebrity here in Sweden who had a son earlier this year, he and his wife named the baby Melchior :)
There's a celebrity here in Sweden who had a son earlier this year, he and his wife named the baby Melchior :)
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I think it would be a smashing middle name! I am a huge fan of the long, possibly awkward, but definitely bold Bible-names-as-middles thing. Think Lazarus and Zacchaeus.
Anyway... I also think of the Wise Men, but that it not so off-putting.
While I wouldn't recommend it as a first name, it might work because of the very common "Mel" nickname.
Some combos:
Joah Melchoir
Barnaby Melchoir
Ashton Melchoir
Eric Melchoir
Wesley Melchoir
Oliver Melchoir
Augustus Melchoir
Victor Melchoir
Donovan Melchoir
Silas Melchoir
Norman Melchoir
Icharus Melchoir!
Reuben Melchoir
Ivan Melchoir
Brad Melchoir
Hope that helps!
Anyway... I also think of the Wise Men, but that it not so off-putting.
While I wouldn't recommend it as a first name, it might work because of the very common "Mel" nickname.
Some combos:
Joah Melchoir
Barnaby Melchoir
Ashton Melchoir
Eric Melchoir
Wesley Melchoir
Oliver Melchoir
Augustus Melchoir
Victor Melchoir
Donovan Melchoir
Silas Melchoir
Norman Melchoir
Icharus Melchoir!
Reuben Melchoir
Ivan Melchoir
Brad Melchoir
Hope that helps!
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I definitely think first (and second and third) of the wiseman. So, regardless of whether it is usable or not, it would feel a bit royal and pretentious to me.
Melchior Bram - Bram is very down-to-earth-y for me, so it balances the lofty Melchior
Melchior Flynn
Melchior Everett
Melchior Monroe - I love M alliterations!
Melchior Quincy - what is more funky than Melchior but Melchior Q. :)
Melchior Tate
Melchior Sullivan - how about pretentious and nerdy?
Melchior Tennyson
Fergus Melchior is rockin'! Nicely done.
Rafferty Melchior
Reid Melchior
Sterling Melchior
Josias Melchior
Good to "see" you, Bear!
Melchior Bram - Bram is very down-to-earth-y for me, so it balances the lofty Melchior
Melchior Flynn
Melchior Everett
Melchior Monroe - I love M alliterations!
Melchior Quincy - what is more funky than Melchior but Melchior Q. :)
Melchior Tate
Melchior Sullivan - how about pretentious and nerdy?
Melchior Tennyson
Fergus Melchior is rockin'! Nicely done.
Rafferty Melchior
Reid Melchior
Sterling Melchior
Josias Melchior
Good to "see" you, Bear!
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We Three Kings of Orient are...
I think of the three wise men from the nativity when I hear Melchior. I don't think it could work as a first name, but there is no reason for it not to work as a middle name.
Benjamin Melchior
John Melchior
Leo Melchior
Sol Melchior
Hans Melchior
Barnabas Melchior
Ezra Melchior
Stephen Melchior
David Melchior
Alexander Melchior
Timothy Melchior
Zechariah Melchior
Jonathan Melchior
Reinier Melchior
Elian Melchior
Isaac Melchior
I think of the three wise men from the nativity when I hear Melchior. I don't think it could work as a first name, but there is no reason for it not to work as a middle name.
Benjamin Melchior
John Melchior
Leo Melchior
Sol Melchior
Hans Melchior
Barnabas Melchior
Ezra Melchior
Stephen Melchior
David Melchior
Alexander Melchior
Timothy Melchior
Zechariah Melchior
Jonathan Melchior
Reinier Melchior
Elian Melchior
Isaac Melchior
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