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Melinda Erdős
Melinda is a feminine given name. Etymology The modern name ''Melinda'' is a combination of "Mel" with the suffix "-inda". "Mel" can be derived from names such as Melanie meaning "dark, black" in Greek, or from Melina meaning "sweet like honey" or from Melissa (μέλισσα) meaning "honeybee" in Greek. It is also associated with the Greek word ''meli'', meaning "honey", and with Linda, from "lind" meaning "gentle, soft, tender" in the Germanic languages.''The Best Baby Name Book in the Whole Wide World'' (1984) by Bruce Lansky Pronunciation The typical English pronunciation of Melinda is . In Hungarian, the stress is on the first syllable: . Notable people Academics *Malinda Carpenter, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, child development psychology researcher *Melinda H. Keefe, American art restorer *Melinda Mills, British sociologist * Melinda Takeuchi, American art historian * Melinda Tan, Singaporean linguist * Melinda Wortz, American art historian Actors *Meli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanie
Melanie is a feminine given name derived from the Greek language, Greek μελανία (melania), "blackness" and that from μέλας (melas), meaning "dark". at the Perseus Digital Library Borne in its Latin form by two saints, Melania the Elder and her granddaughter Melania the Younger,Behind the Name /ref> the name was introduced to England by the Normans in its French form ''Melanie''. However, the name only became common in English usage in the 1930s because of the popularity of Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel ''Gone with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |