The company adopted name "Melantrich" after a renaissance publisher Jiří Melantrich of Aventino (born Jiří Černý Rožďalovický; c.1511, Rožďalovice - November 19, 1580, Prague).
Compania a adoptat numele de „Melantrich” după editorul renascentist Jiří Melantrich de Aventino (născut Jiří Černý Rožďalovický; c.1511, Rožďalovice - 19 noiembrie 1580, Praga).