Given name
Malchus
“king”·“reigning”
Malchus is a given name from Latin. It is used in Polish.
Original GreekΜαλχος
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Malchus means “king” or “reigning.”
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Where it comes from
Malchus is a biblical name from Greek.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew noun melek (מלך), “king.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Malchus appears in John 18:10.
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Malchus’s family of names
In English usage, Malchus has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Malcheusz. In English usage, Malchus has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form MALCHOS. In Polish usage, Malchus has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form MALCO.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 20
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Malchus
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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