The baby name Melchijah is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced mel-KEE-ə (IPA: /mɛlˈkiə/).
Melchijah is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Melchijah is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced mel-KEE-ə (IPA: /mɛlˈkiə/).
Melchijah is Hebrew in Origin.
Melchijah is a theophoric Hebrew name from Malkiyyahu/Malkiyahu (מַלְכִּיָּהוּ), built on melek/malk- “king” plus the divine element -yahu “Yah(weh).” It is commonly interpreted as “Yahweh is king,” with the alternative gloss “my king is Yahweh.”
The name appears multiple times in the Hebrew Bible for priests, Levites, and officials: a priest in 1 Chronicles, builders in Nehemiah (e.g., Malchijah son of Harim; Malchijah son of Rechab repairing the Dung Gate), and “the pit of Malchiah the king’s son” in Jeremiah 38. English Bible tradition preserves several spellings, including Malchijah, Malchiah, Melchiah, and Malkijah; Greek/Latin transmission yields Melchias. Though familiar within biblical onomastics, Melchijah has seen little independent use in modern naming, surfacing occasionally among Jewish and Christian families seeking rare scriptural names. Related Hebrew forms include Malkiyyahu (full) and the shortened Malkiyah/Malkiah.
Melchijah doesn't appear in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. That's typically a sign of a rare name, a regional or traditional one, or a modern coinage. Either way, it's a name very few children share.
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