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All around the world, 梅尔基奥尔 (Melchior , 梅尔基奥尔) is quite a common boy's first name. The given name 梅尔基奥尔 is characteristic of Malta, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Switzerland, and Slovakia. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Germany, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and France. Also, 梅尔基奥尔 is the last name as well as the forename.
梅尔基奥尔 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Melchior , the one of the Biblical Magi; Melchior de Canalis , the Honoré de Balzac character, La Comédie humaine; Melchior Biegele , the operatic character in the opera Die Schneider von Schönau; Melchior Böhni , the operatic character in the opera Kleider machen Leute by Alexander von Zemlinsky and Melchior , the operatic character in the operetta Simplicius, among other works.