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Melinda
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English
Pronunciation
en /məˈlɪn.də/ /mɛˈlɪn.də/ US
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Melinda.wav Southern England
en ɪndə 3
Etymology 1
Coined in the eighteenth century from names such as en Melanie and en Melissa -inda.
Alternative forms
en Malinda
Proper noun
en female coinages.
en 1999 w:Ed McBain The Big Bad City Simon and Schuster 0671025694 139 Her twin daughters were on the playground equipment. Cynthia and Melinda, reduced to Cindy and Mindy, as Carella had dreaded would happen from the moment she named them.
Related terms
en Mindy
en Lindy
en Mendy
Etymology 2
Proper noun
en Malindi town in Kenya.
Hungarian
hu:
Etymology
Popularized by the character in József Katona's play Bánk bán (play) Bánk bán (1820).
Pronunciation
hu Me lin da
hu dɒ 3
Proper noun
hu proper noun
hu female
Declension
Melindá oMelindá