Melchiorre as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Melchiorre

What is the meaning of the name Melchiorre ?

The baby name Melchiorre is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /melˈkjɔr.re/ (mel-KYOR-re).

Melchiorre is Hebrew in Origin.

Melchiorre is the Italian form of Melchior, attached in Western Christian lore to one of the three Magi. The name is not biblical; it emerges in late antique and medieval Latin lists and liturgical texts, then spread through Epiphany devotion, pageants, and iconography. Etymology is commonly traced to a Hebrew or Aramaic compound such as malki + ’or, yielding “my king is light” or “king of light,” a meaning that fit the Magus associated with gifts and guiding starlight. In Italy the double -rr- and final -e reflect standard phonology; the name enjoyed periodic use from the Renaissance through the 19th century and remains rare today.

Variants include Melchior (German, Dutch, Polish, Scandinavian, French), Melchor (Spanish), Belchior (Portuguese), Melkior (Croatian/Slavic), and the Hungarian equivalent Menyhért; a feminine Melchiora is very uncommon. Italian diminutives are scarce, with occasional Melchi. Name day: January 6 (Epiphany).