Melinda name - Meaning of Melinda
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- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 4
- Usage
- English, Greek
- Pronounced
- mə-LIN-də
- Melinda Meaning
- Combination of Mel (from names such as Melanie or Melissa) with the popular name suffix inda. It was created in the 18th century, and may have been inspired by the similar name Belinda. Melinda is a combination of Mel and the suffix -inda. Mel is a diminutive of Melvin, Melissa, or Melanie. 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.
Melinda Related Names
Variants: Melina, Malinda, Melantha, Melynda, Milinda, Mindy
Diminutive: Mindy
Other Languages: Melissa, Melitta (Ancient Greek), Melánie (Czech), Melanie, Melissa (Dutch), Mélanie, Mélissa (French), Melanie, Melitta (German), Melissa (Greek Mythology), Melika (Hawaiian), Melánia (Hungarian), Melania (Italian), Melania (Late Roman), Melanija (Macedonian), Melania (Polish), Melanija (Serbian), Melánia (Slovak), Melanija (Slovene), Melania, Melisa (Spanish)
Melinda Celebrities
Melinda Gates - wife of Bill Gates, Melinda Clarke - actress, Melinda Czink - tennis player, Melinda Dillon - actress, Melinda Messenger - model, Melinda Snodgrass - published author,
