Melania is a feminine given name that derives from the Greek word (melania) meaning "black, dark".
People named Melania include:
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Melania the Elder
Melania the Elder, Latin Melania Maior (born in Spain, ca. 350–died in Jerusalem before 410 or in ca. 417) was a Desert Mother who was an influential figure in the Christian ascetic movement (the Desert Fathers and Mothers) that sprang up in t ...
(350–410), a Christian saint and an influential figure in the ascetic movement
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Melania the Younger
Melania the Younger ( 383 - 31 December 439) is a Christian saint and Desert Mother who lived during the reign of Emperor Honorius, son of Theodosius I. She is the paternal granddaughter of Melania the Elder.
The Feast of Melania the Younger ...
(383–439), a Christian saint who lived during the reign of Emperor Flavius Augustus Honorius
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Melania Albea
Melania Albea (born 5 March 1980 in Zürich, Switzerland) is a Swiss former figure skater, who also competed internationally for Spain
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(born 1980), Swiss figure skater
* Melania Alvarez, Mexican mathematics educator in Canada
* Melania "Melani" Costa (born 1989), Spanish swimmer
* Melania Cristescu, Romanian–Canadian biologist
* Melania Gabbiadini (born 1983), Italian former footballer
* Melania Grego (born 1973), Italian former water polo player
* Melania Hotu (born 1959), provincial governor of Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
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Melania Mazzucco
Melania Gaia Mazzucco (born 6 October 1966) is an Italian author. She is a recipient of the Strega Prize and Bagutta Prize.
Education and career
Mazzucco graduated from the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in 1990 and the Sapienza Univer ...
(born 1966), Italian author
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Melania Trump
Melania Trump ( ; born Melanija Knavs , Germanized as Melania Knauss ; born April 26, 1970) is a Slovene-American former model and businesswoman who served as First Lady of the United States from 2017 to 2021 as the wife of 45th president D ...
(born 1970), Slovene–American model and former First Lady of the United States
* Melania Ursu (1940–2016), Romanian stage and film actress
See also
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Melanie
Melanie is a feminine given name derived from the Greek μελανία (melania), "blackness" and that from μέλας (melas), meaning "dark".Mélanie
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Melaina
In Greek mythology, Melaena or Melena ( grc, Μέλαινα, Mélaina, feminine grc, μέλᾱς, mélās "black, dark"), Melane ( grc-x-koine, Μελανή, Melanḗ) or MelanisScholia on Euripides, ''Orestes'' 1094 was a Corycian nymph, or me ...