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Globally, Melech (Melech , Мелеш , מלך) is a rare gender-neutral first name. The first name Melech is characteristic of Israel, where it is a rare primarily feminine, but scarcely male name, Nigeria, where it is a very rare mostly masculine, but infrequently female name, and the United States, where it is an extremely rare boy's name. Likewise, Melech is the last name as well as the forename.