Given name & surname
Melker
“a king”
Melker is used as a given name and a surname. One Swedish interpretation is “a king.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Swedish interpretation is “a king.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Swedish.
Melker’s family of names
Melker has a related form in Melchior. In Swedish usage, Melker has a conventional equivalent in the English form Melchior. Melker has a related form in Melkar.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Melker
- Melker HallbergSwedish association football playerborn 1995
- Melker Svärd JacobssonSwedish pole vaulterborn 1994
- Melker KarlssonSwedish ice hockey playerborn 1990
- Melker EllborgSwedish footballer (born 2003)
- Melker NilssonSwedish footballer (born 2000)
- Melker HeierSwedish association football playerborn 2001
- Melker SchörlingSwedish businessman (1947–2023)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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