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/ˈmɛləni/ MEL-ə-nee, German: [ˈmɛlaniː] Mel, Mélanie, Melani, Melany, Milani |
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 due to 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 2007 and, as Mélanie, it was the 86th most popular name for girls born in France in 2004.
Melanie Blatt (born 1975), British singer and member of All Saints
Melanie Brown (born 1975), British singer and member of the Spice Girls
Melanie Chisholm (born 1974), British singer and member of the Spice Girls
Melanie Clewlow (born 1976), English field hockey defender
Melanie Doane (born 1967), Canadian singer
Melanie Fiona (born 1983), Canadian singer
Melanie Griffith (born 1957), American actress
Melanie Hahnemann (1800–1878), homeopath
Melanie Hall (1970-1996), English murder victim
Melanie Jans (born 1973), Canadian squash player
Melanie Johnson (born 1955), British politician
Melanie Klaffner (born 1990), Austrian tennis player
Melanie Klein (1882–1960), Austrian-born British psychoanalist
Melanie Lambert (born 1974), American professional adagio and pair skater.
Melanie Lynskey (born 1977), New Zealand actress
Melanie Martinez (born 1972), American television and stage actress
Melanie Martinez (singer) (born 1995), American singer-songwritersongwriter
Melanie Mayron (born 1952), American actress
Melanie Merkosky (born 1986), Canadian actress
Melanie Phillips (born 1951), British journalist
Melanie Safka (born 1947), American singer/songwriter known professionally as simply Melanie
Melanie South (born 1986), British tennis player
Melanie Thornton (1967–2001), American pop singer
Melanie Marcus, a character in the television series Queer as Folk
Melanie Hamilton, a character in the novel Gone with the Wind
Melanie Jonas, a former character on the American soap opera Days of Our Lives
Melanie Bush, a character in the television series Doctor Who
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