Melina is a feminine given name of Greek origin derived from the word ''"méli"'' (honey).
Notable people with the name include:
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Melina Almodóvar, Puerto Rican salsa singer, songwriter, dancer, and entertainer
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Melina Bath
Melina Gaye Bath (born 18 December 1966) is an Australian politician and former schoolteacher, who is a Nationals member of the Victorian Legislative Council representing the Eastern Victoria Region.
Bath studied a science degree and diploma o ...
, Australian politician
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Melina Delú, Argentinian politician
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Melina Džinović, Serbian fashion designer
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Melina Georgousakis, Australian scientist and founder of Franklin Women
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Melina Gomba, South African Member of Parliament
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Melina Havelock
A Bond girl is a character who is a love interest or female companion of James Bond in a novel, film or video game. Bond girls occasionally have names that are double entendres or puns, such as Pussy Galore, Plenty O'Toole, Xenia Onatopp, o ...
, fictional character in James Bond
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Melina Kanakaredes
Melina Eleni Kanakaredes Constantinides ( el, Μελίνα Ελένη Κανακαρίδη Κωνσταντινίδη; born April 23, 1967) is an American actress. She is widely known for her roles in U.S. primetime television dramas as Dr. Sydn ...
, Greek-American actress
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Melina Laboucan-Massimo, Cree/Canadian climate justice advocate
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Melina León
Melina León (born 12 July 1973 as Yamillette Aponte Yunqué in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican merengue singer and actress. From an early age she performed with several groups including ''The Rubi'', ''Girls of Puerto Rico'' and '' ...
, Puerto Rican merengue singer and actress
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Melina Marchetta
Carmelina Marchetta (born 25 March 1965) is an Australian writer and teacher. Marchetta is best known as the author of teen novels, '' Looking for Alibrandi'', ''Saving Francesca'' and '' On the Jellicoe Road''. She has twice been awarded the C ...
, Australian author
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Melina Matsoukas
Melina Matsoukas (born January 14, 1981) is an American music video, film, commercial and television director. She is a two-time Grammy Award winner and four-time MTV Video Music Awards winner for her "We Found Love" and "Formation" music video ...
, Greek-American director
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Melina Mercouri
Maria Amalia "Melina" Mercouri (, 18 October 1920 – 6 March 1994) was a Greek actress, singer, activist, and politician. She came from a political family that was prominent over multiple generations. She received an Academy Award nomination a ...
, Greek actress, singer, and politician
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Melina Perez
Melina Nava Perez (born March 9, 1979) is an American professional wrestler and model. She is best known for her time with WWE under the ring name Melina. Outside of WWE, Perez most recently wrestled for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA).
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, American professional wrestler
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Melina Teno, Brazilian water polo player
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Melina Turk, Canadian squash player
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