melanie

/ˈmɛləni/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

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name

"'I learn the craft. I'm your uncle's apprentice, Melanie.' - - - She did not quite like the way he kept calling her by her name; there was a humorous inlection on the three liquid syllables as though he found the name funny."

From French Mélanie, from Latin Melania, the name of two Roman fifth century saints, from Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “black, dark”).

Melanesia

melony

felony melany melony

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How do you pronounce melanie?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛləni/.

What does melanie mean?

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Where does melanie come from?

It is traced to French.

How to pronounce melanie

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