Melech

מֶלֶךְ

• Gender: Male
• Origin: Biblical / Rabbinic Hebrew
• Meaning: king

• Melech is the Hebrew word for "king," and there is no dressing that up or making it subtle. It is a sturdy, ancient power name that appears throughout the Bible and Jewish liturgy, used to describe both earthly rulers and the divine. With its fresh, almost hipster edge and unmistakable heritage, Melech sounds ready for a serious modern revival.

  Bold, unapologetic names are having a moment, and Melech is leading the pack. It is short, punchy, and carries an undeniable presence that ages from adorable to authoritative. Naming a child King in Hebrew rather than English roots that royal energy in something ancient and earned — swagger with a four-thousand-year pedigree.

• Potential Sibling Name:
  Atara
  ,
  Devora
  ,
  Gedalia
  ,
  Rimon
• Theme: royalty