The Hebrew name Adrammelech (H152) appears in two contexts: (1) as a foreign deity brought to Samaria by colonists from Sepharvaim who burned their children as offerings to it (2 Kings 17:31), and (2) as the son of the Assyrian king Sennacherib who, with his brother Sharezer, murdered his father and fled to Ararat (2 Kings 19:37; Isaiah 37:38).
The name likely combines the Assyrian/Babylonian god Adar with melek (king), meaning "Adar is king" or "glorious king."
The two appearances of Adrammelech in Scripture form a dark theological commentary. First, the god Adrammelech demanded the most horrific sacrifice — children burned alive — exposing the monstrous darkness of idolatry. Second, the human Adrammelech murdered his own father, the most powerful king in the world, demonstrating that power divorced from righteousness consumes itself.
Both the deity and the man named "glorious king" brought death rather than life. They stand in sharp contrast to the True King whose name is Wonderful Counselor, Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6) — the One who gives His life rather than demanding others' lives.