Melchior

Melchior is a male first name, the mainly because it became known that one of the Magi, or "wise men from the East " in the tradition of the Church bears this name since the 6th century.

Meaning and Origin

" King of Light ". Hebrew melech or common Semitic malk is called " king" and or " light ".

Variants

  • Hungarian: Menyhért
  • Swedish: Melker

First name

This name carry the following persons:

  • Melchior Acontius (around 1515-1569 ), German humanist and poet
  • Melchior Berri (1801-1854), Swiss architect
  • Charles Melchior Artus, marquis de Bonchamps (1760-1793), a French leader of the Vendéens
  • Melchior von Braunschweig- Grubenhagen (1341-1384), 1369-1375 Bishop of Osnabrück from 1376 to 1384 Bishop of Schwerin
  • Melchior von Diepenbrock (1798-1853), Prince-Bishop of Breslau
  • Johann Melchior Dinglinger (1664-1731), court goldsmith with August the Strong
  • Mel Ferrer (1917-2008), American actor, director, producer
  • Melchior Franck ( 1580-1639 to ), German composer
  • Goldast Melchior (1578-1635), Swiss humanist
  • Friedrich Melchior Grimm (1723-1807), German writer
  • Melchior von Hatzfeld (1593-1658), Habsburg commander
  • Melchior Hofmann (around 1500-1543 ), German leader of the Anabaptist movement
  • Melchior Hoffmann ( † 1715 ), German composer
  • Melchior Hondecoeter (1636-1695), Dutch painter of animals
  • Inchofer Melchior (1585-1648), Jesuit and Catholic theologian
  • Khlesl Melchior (1552-1630), Bishop of Vienna
  • Johann Melchior Kubli (1750-1835), Swiss politician
  • Melchior Josef Martin Knusel (1813-1889), Swiss politician
  • Melchior von Lichtenfels (* around 1517, † 1575), since 1554 Prince-Bishop of Basel
  • Melchior of Meckau (also Meggau; * 1440, † 1509 ), Prince-Bishop of Brixen ( 1488-1509 ) and Cardinal
  • Henry Melchior Muhlenberg (1711-1787), German theologian
  • Menyhért Palagyi (1859-1924), Hungarian philosopher and mathematician
  • Melchior von Rechenberg (Czech: Melchior Rechenberku z ), 1589-1601 Governor of the county of Glatz
  • Melchior Rinck ( 1493 to 1545 ), German theologian and humanist
  • Melchior Otto Voit of Salzburg (1603-1653), Prince-Bishop of Bamberg
  • Melchior Sweden Ling (1629-1712), German jurist and mayor of Bremen
  • Melchior Schwoon jun. (1871-1956), German entrepreneur in Bremerhaven
  • Melchior Schwoon sen. (1809-1874), German entrepreneur in Bremerhaven
  • Melchior Steiner (1630-1690), Swiss merchant
  • Melchior Ulrich (1802-1893), Swiss mountaineer
  • Vulpius Melchior (1570-1615), German cantor and church musician
  • Treub Melchior (1851-1910), Dutch botanist
  • Melchior Teschner (1584-1635), German church musician, composer, philosopher, and theologian
  • Melchior Wezel, (1903 - ), Swiss gymnast
  • Melchior to roads (1832-1896), German sculptor, art director of the Academy

Family name

Derived from the name there Melchior as a family name. Famous people are:

  • Albert Melchior (1844-1913), Württemberg producer
  • Carl Melchior (1871-1933), German jurist, banker and politician
  • Domenique Melchior (* 1981), Austrian Model
  • Ernst Melchior (1920-1978), Austrian football player
  • Georg Wilhelm Melchior (1780-1826), German painter
  • Hans Melchior (1894-1984), German botanist
  • Johann Peter Melchior (1747-1825), sculptor and designer porcelain
  • Johann Wilhelm Melchior (1817-1860), German painter
  • Josef Wilhelm Melchior (1810-1883), German painter
  • Judy -Ann Melchior ( born 1986 ), Belgian showjumper
  • Lauritz Melchior (1890-1973), Danish heroic tenor
  • Marcus Melchior (1897-1969), Danish rabbi
  • Michael Melchior (born 1954 ), Danish- Norwegian rabbi and Israeli politician
  • Rudolph Melchior (1836-1867 or 1868), German -American artisans and artists

Others

Melchior called:

  • Melchior ( Tannheim ), part of the municipality Tannheim, district of Biberach, Baden- Württemberg
  • A champagne bottle with 18 liter capacity
  • Male first name
  • Family name
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