Melanie

Melanie \me-la-nie, mel-an-ie\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Melanie is pronounced as MEHLahNiy (English) or MEHLaaNiy (German) ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Melanie: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"

What is the origin of Melanie?

Melanie is largely used in Dutch, English, French, and German, and it is derived from Old Greek origins. The name is derived via Old French from Melania (Latin), itself of the Greek 'melas' (black, dark). It was originally given to children with dark complexion, hair, or eyes. It was borne by two Roman saints, Saint Melania the Younger (383-439) and Melania the Elder (-410). The name was used by English speakers in the Middle Ages, introduced via French settlers, but its use did not persist. It saw a revival in the mid 17th century, and received another boost in the 20th century from a character of the same name in the highly popular Margaret Mitchell novel Gone with the Wind (1936) and subsequent film. Melanie is a widely used name; it has 51 variant transcriptions that are used in both English and other languages. English variant transcriptions comprise Malanea definition, name Malaney origin, Malania pronounciation, Malanie meaning of name, name Meila meaning, meaning of Meilani, nicknames for Meilin, Melaena meaning and origin, Melaine meaning and origin, Melainey meaning, Melainie meaning, nicknames for Melane, short names for Melanea, Melanee definition, name Melanney origin, Melayne pronounciation, Melenia meaning and origin, Mella pronounciation, short names for Melli, Melly name variations, Melonea definition, name Melonnie meaning, Melya meaning and origin, and what does the name Velanie mean. Other English forms comprise the contracted forms Mel meaning and Mela meaning of name (used in Polish too), the diminutive form meaning of Mellie, and the spelling variants Melaney meaning, Melani meaning of name (used in Armenian, Dutch and German too), Melannie name variations, name Melany meaning, Mellanie name, Melloney meaning and origin, nicknames for Mellony, nicknames for Meloney, baby name Meloni, meaning of Melonie, and nicknames for Melony.

Variation transcriptions of Melanie used in other languages comprise short names for Ela (Polish), Melaina pronounciation (Greek), Melana meaning (Russian), name Melania origin (Italian, Polish, Russian, and Spanish), Melaniya pronounciation (Russian), name Melanka meaning (Russian), Melanya meaning (Russian), nicknames for Melashka (Russian), nicknames for Melasya (Russian), Melena name (Slavic), Melka definition (Polish), name Mélanie meaning (French), and Milya meaning (Russian). See also the related form, Melinda meaning and origin (English and German). Melanie is popular as a baby name for girls. The name's popularity increased from the 1930s up to the 1970s; before that, it was of very light use only. At the modest peak of its usage in 1973, 0.391% of baby girls were named Melanie. It ranked at #43 then. The baby name has since experienced a loss in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.179% and its ranking #82, but it was nevertheless the most popular out of all girl names in its group. In 2010, 5 times more girls were named Melanie than the subsequent ranked name, meaning of Melany.

The following famous people share the name Melanie:

• Actress Melanie Griffith, born 9 August 1957, New York, New York
• Singer Melanie (Mel B) Brown, born Melanie Janine Brown, 29 May 1975, West Yorkshire, England
• Singer Melanie (Mel C) Chisholm, born Melanie Jayne Chisholm, 12 January 1974, Lancashire, England.

List of baby names that sound like Melanie:

Melanee name variations, Melaney pronounciation (English), short names for Melani (Armenian, Dutch, English, and German), name Melonie (English), name Melony meaning (English), name Maelen origin, Maiolaine name popularity, Maiolayne meaning of name, short names for Malaina (French), name Malana, name Malanah meaning, short names for Malaney, name Malanie (English), Malanna pronounciation, Malannah meaning of name, nicknames for Malayna, name Malena origin (English and Italian), Malin name variations (Scandinavian), Malina meaning (German, English, and Scottish), and short names for Maline.

The baby name Melanie fun facts:

The name Melanie in reverse order is "Einalem".

The numerological value of the name Melanie is number 5, which means expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.

How popular is Melanie?

Melanie is in the top names in USA.