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Melanie en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmɛləni/

Etymology

From French Mélanie, from Latin Melania, the name of two Roman fifth century saints, from Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “black, dark”).

Meanings

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    • 'I learn the craft. I'm your uncle's apprentice, Melanie.' - - - She did not quite like the way he kept calling her by her name; there was a humorous inlection on the three liquid syllables as though he found the name funny. 1967, Angela Carter, The Magic Toyshop, Virago Press, published 1994, →ISBN, page 64:

Relateds

Melanesia

Translations (10)

de Melanie (female given name) · fr Mélanie (female given name) · pl Melania (female given name) · izh Malenia (female given name) · ru Ме́лани f transliteration (female given name) · ru Мала́нья f cognate (female given name) · da Melanie (female given name) · uk Мела́нія (female given name) · es Melania (female given name) · ru Мела́ния f cognate (female given name)