Given name
Melchisedec
Melchisedec is a given name from Latin. It is used in Italian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Melchisedec comes from Latin, and ultimately from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From Latin Melchisedech, from Ancient Greek Μελχισεδέκ, from Hebrew מלכי־צדק.
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Melchisedec’s family of names
In Italian usage, Melchisedec has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form MELCHIZEDEK.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Melchisedec
- Melchisedec Sikuli PalukuCongolese catholic bishopborn 1952
- Melchisedec ȘtefănescuRomanian bishop and historian (1823-1892)
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