Melinda

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Honey, sweet or gentle girl
Pronunciation
MEH-leen-daw(Hungarian)
The name Melinda is pronounced as meh-LIN-dah.
mə-LIN-də(English)
Popularity
The popularity of the name Melinda has been relatively stable over the years. It peaked in the 1970s and has been declining since then. It is not among the top 1000 names in the United States, Australia, or Canada.

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Melinda Name meanings & History

Honey, sweet or gentle girl. Combination of Mel (from names such as Melanie or Melissa) with the popular name suffix inda [1]. It was created in the 18th century, and may have been inspired by the similar name Belinda. In Hungary, the name was popularized by the 1819 play Bánk Bán by József Katona. Melinda is a feminine name and is commonly used for baby girls. It can also be used as a nickname for longer names such as Melissa or Belinda.

Zodiac Sign of Melinda: Mother Cancer

Synonyms of Melinda:

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

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

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

I: Involved,Intimate,Indulgence

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

D: Domestic,Dutiful,Daddy,Demanding,Determined,Doting

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

Melinda is:

  • a Classic name
  • a Formal name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Famous people with the name Melinda include Melinda Gates, philanthropist and wife of billionaire Bill Gates, and actress Melinda Clarke.

2.) MELINDA (Female)

Usage: English

Meanings: Modern coinage combining the name element Mel with the productive suffix -inda. See MEL. Alternatively, some believe Melinda is an elaboration of Linda (beautiful). See LINDA. Short: Mel. (MEH-LIN-DAH)


3.) Melinda (Female)

Usage: Latin

Meanings: (Latin) honey; sweetheart

Other Forms: Linda, Linnie, Linny, Lynda, Mellie, Melynda, Milinda, Mylinde


4.) Melinda (Female)

Usage: English

Meanings: No meaning


5.) Melinda (Female)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: (Greek) honey. See also Linda,Melina,Mindi.

Other Forms: Maillie, Melindah, Melinde, Melindee, Melinder, Melindia, Melindiah, Mellinda, Milinda, Milynda, Mylenda, Mylinda, Mylynda


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