Meanings
- One of the Magi according to medieval Christian legend.
- rather rareA male given name from Hebrew.
So twin boys, our fathers, were born in the USA. Melchior and Peregrine. What names, eh? What delusions of grandeur went into the naming of them? If you shorten them to 'Mel' and 'Perry', they've got a democratically twentieth-century and transatlantic ring to them.
1991, Angela Carter, Wise Children, Chatto & Windus, →ISBN, page 16
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA very large wine bottle (named after the King) with the capacity of about 18 liters, equivalent to 24 standard bottles.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian Мелхиор, Мелхиор
- Мелхиор (Melhior)one of the Magi
- Мелхиор (Melhior)male given name
- Мелхиор (Melhior)wine bottle of 18 litres
Catalan Melcior
- Melciorone of the Magi
French Melchior, Melchior
- Melchiorone of the Magi
- Melchiormale given name
German Melchior
- Melchiormale given name
Hungarian Menyhért
- Menyhértone of the Magi
Italian Melchiorre, Melchiorre
- Melchiorreone of the Magi
- Melchiorremale given name
Polish Melchior, Melchior
- Melchiorone of the Magi
- Melchiormale given name
Portuguese Belchior
- Belchiorone of the Magi
Russian Мельхио́р
- Мельхио́р (Melʹxiór)one of the Magi
Spanish Melchor, Melchor
- Melchorone of the Magi
- Melchormale given name
Swedish Melker
- Melkermale given name
Cite this entry
Melchior. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Melchior
“Melchior.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Melchior. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Melchior,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Melchior.
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