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Melanie
is a feminine given name derived from the Greek µe?a??a or melaina
, meaning "black, dark". It was the name of a 5th century saint venerated by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches, St.Melanie the Younger [1]. The name became more popular following the release of the book and movie Gone with the Wind
, which had a character named Melanie Wilkes. The name was the 80th most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2007. It was the 86th most popular name for girls born in France in 2004 [2].
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People named Melanie
- Melanie Abrams, There are two American writers by this name and one UK journalist
- Melanie Appleby, British singer of Mel and Kim
- Mélanie Bernier, French actress
- Melanie Blatt, British singer of All Saints
- Melanie Brown, singer (Spice Girl)
- Melanie Chisholm, singer (Spice Girl)
- Melanie Clewlow, English field hockey defender
- Melanie Griffith (born 1957), American actress
- Melanie Jans, Canadian squash player
- Melanie Johnson, British politician
- Melanie Lofton, American journalist
- Melanie Lynskey, New Zealand actress
- Melanie Marcus, fictional character from Queer as Folk
- Melanie Martinez, television and stage actress
- Melanie Merkosky, Canadian actress
- Melanie Safka, American songwriter (usually known simply as Melanie
), best known for "What They Done to My Song, Ma," "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" and "Brand New Key"
- Melanie Thornton, singer (former singer of La Bouche).
- Melanie Wilkes, fictional character from the 1936 book Gone with the Wind
and the 1939 film of the same name
Other uses
- Mélanie
, 1984 album by Céline Dion
- "Melanie", song by "Weird Al" Yankovic
- "Melanie", song by Toto
- "Melanie", song on Guster's album Goldfly
- Melanie, name of a French rocket engine
- Melanie, Content Management System, written by John Jansen from Dreamware Inc in Auckland, New Zealand
Notes
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