Melanie

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Melanie

/ˈmɛləni/

Sounds like melony · Rhymes with -ɛləni

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

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.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: amy, maura, milani, jackie, jacques, heart, sync, oaks, atlanta, christelle, darkness, dusky, ebony, sable, black, dark

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name female given name

Español	Melania
Français	Mélanie
Deutsch	Melanie
Русский	Мела́ния f cognate Melánija, Мала́нья f cognate Malánʹja, Ме́лани f transliteration Mélani

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@misc{melanie_2026,
  title = {Melanie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/melanie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}