Melanie
Meaning: Its source is melaina, a Greek name meaning "Dark-complected."
Origin: "melaina."
Languages: This girl's name is used in German, Dutch and English.
Alternative Spellings: Melaney, Melani, Melannie, Melany, Mellanie, Mellony, Meloney, Meloni, Melonie, Melony and Melloney
Source Forms: Melaina
Popularity: The name Melanie ranked 94th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 188th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name makes a strong showing in state popularity data of the 1970s, but makes few (if any) appearances on lists compiled after that period.
Arts and Music
- Melanie (Safka) (born 1948)
American singer and songwriter.
- Performed at Woodstock, August 15-17, 1969 (see list of Performers at Woodstock)
Stage and Screen
- Melanie Daniels
Fictional character.
- Played by Tippi Hedren (see list of Character from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds)
- Melanie Hutsell
Comedienne.
- A cast member on ''''Saturday Night Live,'''' from 1991-1994 (see list of Saturday Night Live)
The Literary World
- Melanie Hamilton Wilkes
Fictional character.
- Scarlett''s friend, and Ashley''s wife, in Margaret Mitchell''s Gone with the Wind (see list of Characters in Literature of the American South)
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malanie |  |
 |
 |
 |
|
| Melaine | |
|
|
|
|
| Melaney | |
|
|
|
|
| Melani | |
|
|
|
|
| Melannie | |
|
|
|
|
| Melany | |
|
|
|
|
| Mellanie | |
|
|
|
|
| Mellony | |
|
|
|
|
| Meloney | |
|
|
|
|
| Meloni | |
|
|
|
|
| Melonie | |
|
|
|
|
| Melony | |
|
|
|
|
| Melloney | |
|
|
|
|
| Malena | |
|
|
||
| Malina | |
|
|
||
| Melina | |
|
|
||
| Milena | |
|
|
||
| Melayna | |
|
|
||
| Molliane | |
|
|
||
| Mwalimu | |
|
|
||
| Melania | |
|
|
||
| Melaniya | |
|
|
Teasing Nicknames:
- Smell
- Smelly
- Mel Mel
- Melsy
- Felony
- Melolelonie
- Smellanee
- Melonhead
- Melanoma
- Pail Mel
- Melancholy
- Maloney
- Hail Mel
- Mello Jello
- Mel-Smell
- Smelly Melly
- Melvin
- Melons
- Melster
- Melba Toast
- Melon Head
- Water Melanie
- Mel Dog
- Mel Belle
- Melicious
- Melbany
- Melfernee
- Mellow Yellow
- Meller
- Melkany
Name: Melanie
List:
- Melanie on Google
We have not screened these links and they may contain objectionable information.
BabyNamer has been redesigned, rebuilt and rejuvenated. Please .