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Melanie
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Mélanie
English
Etymology
en :bor fr:Mélanie ++
From en fr Mélanie, from en la Melania, the name of two Roman fifth century saints, from en grc μέλας black, dark.
Pronunciation
en /ˈmɛləni/
en melony
en ɛləni 3
Proper noun
en female Ancient Greek.
en 1967 w:Angela Carter The Magic Toyshop 64 Virago Press 1994 0860681904 '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.
Usage notes
Popular in the English-speaking world in the latter half of the 20th century. Formerly rare.
Related terms
en Melanesia
Translations
female given name
Danish: da Melanie
French: fr Mélanie
German: de Melanie
Ingrian: izh Malenia
Polish: pl Melania f
Russian: ru Мела́ния f cognate, ru Малания f Мала́нья cognate, ru Ме́лани f transliteration
Spanish: es Melania f
Ukrainian: uk Мела́нія f
Anagrams
en aeeilmn Emaline Niemela
Danish
Etymology
From da la Melania, from da grc μέλας black, dark.
Proper noun
da proper noun
da female
Usage notes
Popular in Denmark in the 1990s and the 2000s.
German
Alternative forms
de Melani rare, uncommon
Etymology
de la Melania, from de grc μέλας black, dark.
Pronunciation
de /ˈmeːlani/ /ˈmɛlani/
de De-Melanie.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-Melanie2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
de proper noun
de female
Usage notes
Popular in Germany in the end of the 20th century.