While likely not an official translation of any kind, my gggrandfather's brother, Melchior, used "Michael" in the U.S. He came from a large family, and he did have brothers named Balthasar and Casper (the latter only lived for five months). This was a family from Switzerland, likely with German roots. Dianne ----- Original Message ----- From: <7iron@gmx.de> To: <HESSE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 2:55 PM Subject: Re: [HESSE] meaning of the name in english > There are names which can't be translated. > > But you may know the Bible and the 3 Kings (or Wise Men) from the East. In > German, their names are Kaspar, Melchior and Balthasar. Just substitute > Melchior by the name by which the middle one is known in English, and you've > got it. > > By the way, Martin is Martin in Germany. > > Heinz > > > > ==== HESSE Mailing List ==== > Postal Codes, How to Pay for Research, German Language > Letters, Archive Addresses, German Telephone directory, > http://members.cox.net/hessen/table.htm >