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| meaning = Black, dark
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'''Melanie''' is a feminine given name derived from the ] μελανία (melania), "blackness"<ref> at Perseus project</ref> and that from μέλας (melas), meaning "dark".<ref> at Perseus project</ref> It was the name of a 5th century saint venerated by the ] and ] churches, ].<ref></ref> The name became more popular following the release of the book and movie '']'', which had a character named ]. The name was the 80th most popular name for girls born in the ] in 2007. It was the 86th most popular name for girls born in ] in 2004.<ref></ref> '''Melanie''' is a feminine given name derived from the ] μελανία (melania), "blackness"<ref> at the ]</ref> and that from μέλας (melas), meaning "dark".<ref> at the ]</ref> Borne in its Latin form by two saints, ] and her granddaughter ],<ref name=three></ref> the name was introduced to England by the Normans in its French form ''Melanie''. However, the name only became common in English usage in the 1930s because of the popularity of ]'s 1936 novel '']'' and its ], as one of the novel's main characters was named ]. The name's popularity increased until the 1970s, since remaining constant. Melanie was the 80th most popular name for girls born in the ] in 1957 and, as '''Mélanie''', it was the 86th most popular name for girls born in ] in 2004.<ref name=three />


==People named Melanie==
* ] (born 1992), American singer
* ], English talent agent and author
* ] (born 1975), English singer and member of ]
* ] (1919–2018), Irish sculptor
* ] (born 1975), English singer and member of ]
* ], American voting rights activist
* ] (born 1974), English singer and member of ]
* ] (born 1976), English hockey defender
* ] (born 1964), Welsh filmmaker, sculptor, and installation artist
* ] (born 1967), Canadian singer
* ] (born 1977), English author and entrepreneur
* ] (born 1983), Canadian singer
* ] (born 1986), American singer
* ] (1970–2020), American politician
* ], French social anthropologist
* ] (born 1957), American actress
* ] (1970–2004), English murder victim
* ] (born 1977), Australian basketball player
* ] (1850–1939), American Catholic nun
* ] (born 1973), Canadian squash player
* ] (born 1955), English politician
* ] (born 1990), Austrian tennis player
* ] (1882–1960), Austrian–English psychoanalyst
* ] (born 1971), German businesswoman
* ] (born 1974), American adagio and pair skater
* ] (born 1961), dean of the ]
* ] (born 1977), New Zealand actress
* ] (born 1972), American actress
* ] (born 1995), American singer and songwriter
* ] (born 1964), Filipina beauty queen
* ] (born 1952), American actress
* ] (1950–2023), English journalist
* ] (born 1972), American nurse and murderer
* ] (born 1974), a missing teenager from Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts since 1989
* ] (born 1986), Canadian actress
* ] (born 2000), American soccer player
* ] (born 1960), New Zealand historian
* ] (born 1991), American tennis player
* ] (born 1972), American actress
* ] (born 1951), English author and journalist
* ] (1947–2024), American singer-songwriter often credited as just "Melanie"
* ], Canadian actress
* ] (born 1986), English tennis player
* ] (born 1999), German sport shooter
* ] (born 1979), American politician and scientist
* ], American politician
* ] (1967–2001), American singer
* ] (born 1986), American professional poker player
* ], American academic administrator and law professor


==People== ==People named Mélanie==
'''Mélanie''' is a feminine French given name. Notable people with the name include:
* ], British singer and member of All Saints
*] (born 1985), French actress
* ], British singer and member of the Spice Girls
*] (1858–1937), French composer
* ], British singer and member of the Spice Girls
*] (1831–1904), French nun
* ], English field hockey defender
* ], Canadian singer *] (born 1982), Belgian singer
* ], American actress *], French actress
* ] (1800–1878), French homeopathic physician
* ], Canadian squash player
*] (born 1983), French actress and director
* ], British politician
*] (1836–1914), French salonnière and courtier
* ], American professional adagio and pair skater.
*] (born 1976), Canadian skier
* ], American journalist
* ], New Zealand actress
* ], television and stage actress
* ], Canadian actress
* ], American tennis player
* ], American songwriter usually known simply as '''Melanie'''
* ], singer


==Fictional character== ==Fictional characters==
* ], from ''Queer as Folk'' * ], a character from the television series '']''
* ], from ''Gone with the Wind'' * ], a character in the television series '']''
* ], a character in the film '']''
* ], a character in the novel '']''
* ], a former character on the American soap opera '']''
* Melanie Porter, one of the two leads in the Walt Disney Pictures film '']'' played by ]
* ], a character in the television series ''Queer as Folk''
* Melanie Puckett, twin sister of Sam Puckett in the TV series '']''
* ], a character from the book '']'' by ]
* ], a character from '']''


==Music== ==See also==
* ], 1984 album by Céline Dion
* ], song by "Weird Al" Yankovic
* "Melanie", song on the album '']'' by Toto
* "Melanie", song on the album '']'' by Guster

==Other uses==
* ], French rocket engine

== See also ==
*] *]
*], album by Céline Dion
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Latest revision as of 03:09, 13 December 2024

This article is about the given name. For other uses, see Melanie (disambiguation).
Melanie
Olivia de Havilland portrayed Melanie Hamilton in Gone with the Wind
GenderFemale
Language(s)Greek
Origin
Region of originGreece
Other names
Nickname(s)Mel
Related namesMelany

Melanie is a feminine given name derived from the Greek μελανία (melania), "blackness" and that from μέλας (melas), meaning "dark". Borne in its Latin form by two saints, Melania the Elder and her granddaughter Melania the Younger, the name was introduced to England by the Normans in its French form Melanie. However, the name only became common in English usage in the 1930s because of the popularity of Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel Gone with the Wind and its 1939 film adaptation, as one of the novel's main characters was named Melanie Hamilton. The name's popularity increased until the 1970s, since remaining constant. Melanie was the 80th most popular name for girls born in the United States in 1957 and, as Mélanie, it was the 86th most popular name for girls born in France in 2004.

People named Melanie

People named Mélanie

Mélanie is a feminine French given name. Notable people with the name include:

Fictional characters

See also

References

  1. Melania, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon at the Perseus Digital Library
  2. Melas, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon at the Perseus Digital Library
  3. ^ Behind the Name
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