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Melinoë (/ mɪˈlɪnoʊiː /; Ancient Greek: Μηλινόη, romanized: Mēlinóē pronounced [mɛːlinóɛː]) is a chthonic goddess invoked in one of the Orphic Hymns (2nd or 3rd centuries AD?), and represented as a bringer of nightmares and madness. In the hymn, Melinoë has characteristics that seem similar to Hecate and the Erinyes, [1 ...
Melanie. Melanie is a feminine given name derived from the Greek μελανία (melania), "blackness" [1] and that from μέλας (melas), meaning "dark". [2] Borne in its Latin form by two saints, Melania the Elder and her granddaughter Melania the Younger, [3] the name was introduced to England by the Normans in its French form Melanie.
Melina is a feminine given name of Greek origin derived from the word "méli" (honey). Melina. Pronunciation. / məˈliːnə /. Gender. Female.
The modern name Melinda is a combination of "Mel" with the suffix "-inda". [1] ". Mel" can be derived from names such as Melanie meaning "dark, black" in Greek, or from Melina meaning "sweet like honey" or from Melissa (μέλισσα) meaning "honeybee" in Greek. It is also associated with the Greek word meli, meaning "honey", and with Linda ...
Meline (mythology) In Greek mythology, Meline (Ancient Greek: Μηλίνη, romanized: Mēlínē, lit. 'apple-ish') is a Thespian princess as one of the 50 daughters of King Thespius and Megamede, daughter of Arneus [1] (or by one of his many wives [2]). She bore Laomedon to the hero Heracles.
Melissa became a popular name in the United States during the 1950s. The name was very popular from the 1960s to the 1990s; today Melissa is a relatively uncommon baby name. In 2010, fewer than 2,500 girls were given the name, compared with around 10,000 in 1993 and well over 30,000 at the name's peak popularity in 1979. [17]
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Melania is a feminine given name that derives from the Greek word μέλας (mélas), feminine μέλαινα (mélaina) meaning "black, dark". [1]