Melanie name - Meaning of Melanie
- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 5
- Usage
- English, German, Dutch, Greek
- Pronounced
- MEL-ə-nee (English) , ME-lah-nee (German)
- Melanie Meaning
- From the French form of the Latin name Melania, derived from Greek μελαινα (melaina) meaning "black, dark". This was the name of a Roman saint who gave all her wealth to charity in the 5th century. Her grandmother was also a saint with the same name. The name was common in France during the Middle Ages, and was it introduced from there to England, though it eventually became rare. Interest in it was revived by the character Melanie Wilkes from the novel 'Gone with the Wind' (1936) and the subsequent movie adaptation (1939). Melanie originates in Greek language and means "woman of gloom". It was the name of several saints and in the English-speaking countries it has been used since the 15th century. It was popularized by the character of Melanie Hamilton in Margaret Mitchell"s novel Gone with the Wind and the subsequent 1939 film. Currently, Melanie belongs among the most popular feminine given names in the United States.
Melanie Related Names
Variants: Melany, Mellony (English), Malaney, Malanie, Melanee, Melania, Melanija, Melaina
Diminutives: Mel, Melina, Melinda, Mindy, Malinda, Melantha (English)
Other Languages: Melánie (Czech), Mélanie (French), Melánia (Hungarian), Melania (Italian), Melania (Late Roman), Melanija (Macedonian), Melania (Polish), Melanija (Serbian), Melánia (Slovak), Melanija (Slovene), Melania (Spanish)
Melanie Celebrities
Melanie Griffith - actress, Melanie B - musician, Melanie Blatt - model, Melanie C - musician, Melanie Doane - musician, Melanie Fletcher - published author, Melanie Jackson - jazz artist, Melanie Knauss - model, Melanie Marois - tennis player, Melanie Rawn - writer, Melanie Saint Cyr - jazz artist, Melanie Sloan - activist,
