Melinda
The name
Melinda is a feminine first name.
The name Melinda is derived from Greek and means "honey".
The typical English pronunciation of Melinda is //. In Hungarian however, the stress is on the first syllable.
According to
The Baby Name Personality Survey by Bruce Lansky and Barry Sinrod (1990), people have three different images of the name Melinda: "a perky, open, fun girl; a sweet, shy dreamer; or a spoiled, self-centered brat."
The name Melinda is used in English and Hungarian. In the United States, its popularity peaked in the 1970s at No. 90. In 1990 it was in the top 1000 names in the US, and in 2002 it was in the top 100 names in Hungary.
In Hungary, December 2 is Melinda Day.
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Melinda Gates, wife of
Bill Gates*
Melinda Culea, American actress
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Melinda and Melinda, American film, 2005
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Melinda Messenger, English model & TV presenter
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Melinda Warren, from TV show
Charmed* Melinda Gordon,
Jennifer Love Hewitt character from
Ghost Whisperer*Melinda ("Lindy") in the book
The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles<by
Julie Andrews*Melinda, main character of the book
Speak (1999) by
Laurie Halse Anderson*
Melinda Clarke, American Actress
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Melinda from The Real World: Austin
*Melynda
*Malinda
*Melindeh
*Malynda
*Melinde
*Malinde
*Milynda
Nicknames for Melinda include:
*Mindy
*Minna
*Melly
*Lindy
*Mel
*Lin Lin
*Minda
*Arnold
*Mindy
*Lili
*Melindy
*Melski
*Mellypoo
*Mils
*Peppermint Patty
*Melin
*Elin
*Linda
*Em
*Wendy
*Mimi
The name Melissa ("honey-bee") also comes from Greek, as do Melanie ("dark-clothed"), Melantha ("dark flower"), and Melba ("soft; slender"). Melina, from Latin, means "canary yellow-colored".
The Best Baby Name Book in the Whole Wide World (1984) by Bruce Lansky
The Baby Name Personality Survey (1990) by Bruce Lansky and Barry Sinrod
*behindthename.com
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