Given name · Ancient Greek
Μελανίππη
“dark; black”·“horse”
Μελανίππη (Melănĭ́ppē) is a feminine given name from Proto-Hellenic, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Melaníppē.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Μελανίππη is built from elements meaning “dark; black” and “horse”.
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Where it comes from
Μελανίππη comes from Proto-Hellenic, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-Hellenic *íkkʷos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus, built from Ancient Greek μέλᾰν (“dark; black”) + ἵππος (“horse”) + -η.
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Μελανίππη’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Μελανίππη has a later derivative in Melanippe. In Ancient Greek usage, Μελανίππη has a transliteration in Melaníppē. In Ancient Greek usage, Μελανίππη can be written in the Roman alphabet as Melănĭ́ppē.
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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