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Melody

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Gender Feminine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. MEHL-ə-dee
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Meaning & History

From the English word melody, which is derived (via Old French and Late Latin) from Greek μέλος (melos) meaning "song" combined with ἀείδω (aeido) meaning "to sing".

Related Names

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Other Languages & CulturesMélodie, Mélody(French)
Same SpellingMélody

Popularity

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Last ranked #290 in 2020 England and Wales
Last ranked #250 in 2010 (Melody) #472 in 2015 (Mélody) France
Last ranked #468 in 2021 Netherlands
Last ranked #100 in 2012 Quebec, Canada
Last ranked #382 in 1990 Spain (by decade)
Last ranked #113 in 2021 United States

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youthful   upper class   natural   wholesome   delicate   refined   strange  

Categories

American Girl characters, Archie Comics characters, Baccano characters, Bully characters, Disney characters, Dragalia Lost characters, English nouns, Ever After High characters, Flack characters, Frasier characters, House of Cards US characters, Joni Mitchell songs, melody, Monster High characters, music, Pokemon characters, Prince songs, Riverdale characters, The Rolling Stones songs, Wild Arms characters, word names, y vowels, YouTubers
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Entry updated May 29, 2020

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