Melina

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Gender Feminine
Usage English, Greek
Scripts Μελινα(Greek)

Meaning & History

Elaboration of Mel, either from names such as MELISSA or from Greek μελι (meli) meaning "honey". A famous bearer was Greek-American actress Melina Mercouri (1920-1994), who was born Maria Amalia Mercouris.

Related Names

VariantsLissa, Malinda, Mel, Melinda, Missie, Missy, Melantha(English)
DiminutiveMindy(English)
Other Languages & CulturesMelissa, Melitta(Ancient Greek) Melisa(Bosnian) Melánie(Czech) Melanie, Melissa(Dutch) Mélanie, Mélina, Méline, Mélissa(French) Melano(Georgian) Melanie, Melitta(German) Melaina, Melia, Melissa(Greek Mythology) Melika(Hawaiian) Melánia, Melinda(Hungarian) Melania(Italian) Melania(Late Roman) Melanija(Latvian) Melanija(Lithuanian) Melanija(Macedonian) Melania(Polish) Melanija(Serbian) Melánia(Slovak) Melanija(Slovene) Melania, Melisa(Spanish) Melis, Melisa(Turkish)
Same SpellingMélina

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