Given name
Melquisedeque
“king of righteousness”
Melquisedeque is a given name from Latin. It is used in Portuguese.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Melquisedeque goes back to Latin Melchisedech, meaning “king of righteousness.”
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Where it comes from
Melquisedeque 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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Melquisedeque’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Melquisedeque has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form MELCHIZEDEK.
The ring: across languages.
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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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