Melantho

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Meaning
Melantho means "dark flower" or "black flower". It is derived from the Greek words "melas" which means black, and "anthos" which means flower.
Scripts(How to write)
Μελάνθω
Μελανθώ(Ancient Greek)
Popularity
Melantho is a very rare name and is not ranked in the top 1000 names in any country.

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Melantho Name meanings & History

Melantho means "dark flower" or "black flower". It is derived from the Greek words "melas" which means black, and "anthos" which means flower. Derived from Greek μελανθης (melanthes) "black". This is the name of several minor figures in Greek mythology. It also occurs in Homer's epic the 'Odyssey' belonging to the favourite maid of Penelope, who is described as "sharp-tongued", and is later hanged alongside the other maids who had lain with Penelope's suitors; she is the sister of Melanthios, an insolent goatherd killed by Odysseus. Melantho is mostly used as a girl's name.

Zodiac Sign of Melantho: Mother Cancer

Synonyms of Melantho:

M: Maternal,Mushy,Memory,Manipulative,Mother,Memorabilia,Mommy

E: Entertain,Expressive,Exaggerate,Environment,Enlighten,Enliven

L: Lazy,Lovely,Luscious,Languid,Lover,Liaison,Legal

A: Argumentative,Ambitious,Action,Assertive,Aggressive,Angry

N: Nervous,Neat,Nagging,Neurosis,Nitpicking,Nutrition,Nice

T: Testy,Tacky,Touchy,Talkative,Doubting Thomas,Truth,Tireless

H: Hyper,Hobnobbing,Heart's Desire,Haggle,Hope

O: Obsessive,Obsolete,Obstinate,Ostentatious,Organized

Melantho is:

  • a Classic name
  • a Mature name
  • a Modern name
  • a Serious name
  • a Urban name

2.) Melantho (Female)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: Dark flower

Other Forms: Melanthios, Melanthus


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