Melinda

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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Coined in the eighteenth century from names such as Melanie and Melissa +‎ -inda.

Alternative forms

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Proper noun

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Melinda

  1. A female given name originating as a coinage.
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Etymology 2

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Proper noun

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Melinda

  1. Alternative form of Malindi (town in Kenya)

Hungarian

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Etymology

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Popularized by the character in József Katona's play Bánk bán (1820).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛlindɒ]
  • Hyphenation: Me‧lin‧da
  • Rhymes: -dɒ

Proper noun

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Melinda

  1. a female given name

Declension

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Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Melinda Melindák
accusative Melindát Melindákat
dative Melindának Melindáknak
instrumental Melindával Melindákkal
causal-final Melindáért Melindákért
translative Melindává Melindákká
terminative Melindáig Melindákig
essive-formal Melindaként Melindákként
essive-modal
inessive Melindában Melindákban
superessive Melindán Melindákon
adessive Melindánál Melindáknál
illative Melindába Melindákba
sublative Melindára Melindákra
allative Melindához Melindákhoz
elative Melindából Melindákból
delative Melindáról Melindákról
ablative Melindától Melindáktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
Melindáé Melindáké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
Melindáéi Melindákéi
Possessive forms of Melinda
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Melindám Melindáim
2nd person sing. Melindád Melindáid
3rd person sing. Melindája Melindái
1st person plural Melindánk Melindáink
2nd person plural Melindátok Melindáitok
3rd person plural Melindájuk Melindáik