Melanie
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See also Mélanie
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
French Mélanie, from Latin Melania, the name of two Roman fifth century saints, from Ancient Greek μέλας (melas, “black, dark”).
[edit] Proper noun
Melanie
- A female given name.
- 1967 Angela Carter, The Magic Toyshop, Virago Press (1994), ISBN 0860681904, page 64:
- '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 (1994), ISBN 0860681904, page 64:
[edit] Usage notes
- Popular in the English-speaking in the latter half of the 20th century. Formerly rare.
[edit] Translations
[edit] Danish
[edit] Etymology
From Latin Melania, from Ancient Greek μέλας (melas, “black, dark”).
[edit] Proper noun
Melanie
- A female given name.
[edit] Usage notes
- Popular in Denmark in the 1990s and the 2000s.
[edit] German
[edit] Etymology
From Latin Melania, from Ancient Greek μέλας (melas, “black, dark”).
[edit] Proper noun
Melanie
- A female given name.
[edit] Usage notes
- Popular in Germany in the end of the 20th century.
Categories:
- English terms derived from French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English proper nouns
- English female given names from Ancient Greek
- Danish terms derived from Latin
- Danish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Danish proper nouns
- Danish female given names
- German terms derived from Latin
- German terms derived from Ancient Greek
- German proper nouns
- German female given names
