Behind the Name: Message: "History of Melody as a Girls Name"

Subject:	History of Melody as a Girls Name
Author:	LadyBug (Authenticated as LadyBug18)
Date:	September 18, 2011 at 10:17:59 PM

I've found lots of info about the meaning and Greek origin of the name Melody but does anyone know when Melody started being used as a girl's first name? I was thinking that maybe forms like Melodia, Melodie or the Ancient Greek name Eumelia were used first and that the modern spelling Melody was used later.
The Social Security Online shows Melody first on the popularity charts in the 1960's but would it have been used as a name before that time?

Are there any online resources that tell about when certain names first began to be used?

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Messages in this thread:

History of Melody as a Girls Name - LadyBug Sep 18 2011, 10:17:59 PM
- Re: History of Melody as a Girls Name - Cleveland Kent Evans Sep 19 2011, 6:16:09 AM
  - What caused the jump in the 40s? - vigdis Sep 30 2011, 12:08:38 AM
- Re: History of Melody as a Girls Name - Phoebe Sep 19 2011, 12:09:25 AM
- Re: History of Melody as a Girls Name - Anneza Sep 18 2011, 11:43:38 PM
  - Re: History of Melody as a Girls Name - Cleveland Kent Evans Sep 20 2011, 2:04:26 PM
    - Well put. nt - vigdis Sep 30 2011, 12:09:14 AM
  - Re: History of Melody as a Girls Name - Opalescence Sep 20 2011, 11:50:54 AM

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