Meanings
- 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.
1967, Angela Carter, The Magic Toyshop, Virago Press, published 1994, →ISBN, page 64
Origin
- Ancient Greekμέλας“black, dark”
- LatinMelania
- FrenchMélanie
- EnglishMelanie
From French Mélanie, from Latin Melania, the name of two Roman fifth century saints, from Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “black, dark”).
More words from French, Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Danish Melanie
- Melaniefemale given name
French Mélanie
- Mélaniefemale given name
German Melanie
- Melaniefemale given name
Polish Melania
- Melaniafemale given name
Russian Мела́ния f cognate, Мала́нья f cognate
- Мела́ния f cognate (Melánija)female given name
- Мала́нья f cognate (Malánʹja)female given name
- Ме́лани f transliteration (Mélani)female given name
Spanish Melania
- Melaniafemale given name
Ukrainian Мела́нія
- Мела́нія (Melánija)female given name
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
Melanie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Melanie
“Melanie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Melanie. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Melanie,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Melanie.
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