Melchior

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
12/1/2024, 10:33 PM	Mike C	update #117
10/6/2024, 9:08 PM	Mike C	update #116
6/9/2023, 2:32 PM	Mike C	update #114
12/7/2022, 9:35 PM	Mike C	update #113
1/21/2022, 9:40 PM	Mike C	update #111
4/25/2021, 10:07 PM	Mike C	update #110
4/16/2019, 9:13 PM	Mike C	update #103
2/28/2019, 2:08 PM	Mike C	update #102
7/11/2018, 11:16 AM	Mike C	update #100
9/1/2013, 10:30 PM	Mike C	update #87
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Masculine

Usage Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, French (Rare), Dutch (Rare)

Pronounced Pron. /ˈmɛl.ki.ˌɔɹ/(American English) /ˈmɛl.ki.ˌɔː/(British English) /mɛl.kjɔʁ/(French) /ˈmɛl.xi.ɔr/(Dutch)

Meaning & History

Possibly from the Hebrew roots מֶלֶךְ (meleḵ) meaning "king" and אוֹר (ʾor) meaning "light". This was a name traditionally assigned to one of the wise men (also known as the Magi, or three kings) who were said to have visited the newborn Jesus. According to medieval tradition he was a king of Persia.