Given name
Mélanie
“dark, black”
Mélanie is a feminine given name. It is used in French.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mélanie goes back to Latin Melania, meaning “dark, black.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
In French use, Mélanie shares an earlier linguistic root with Melanie. Melanie has been associated with Old French, Latin, and Greek naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Mélanie’s family of names
In French usage, Mélanie has a diminutive in Mel. Mélanie shares a linguistic root with Melanie. In French usage, Mélanie has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Melania.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Mélanie has relatives in 9 languages.
7 related names in 9 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Mélanie
- Mélanie LaurentFrench actress, model, director and writerborn 1983
- Mélanie ThierryFrench actress and modelborn 1981
- Mel BonisFrench composer (1858-1937)
- Mélanie RenéSwiss singerborn 1990
- Mélanie JolyCanadian Minister of Foreign Affairsborn 1979
- Mélanie DouteyFrench actressborn 1978
- Mélanie HeniqueFrench swimmerborn 1992
- Diam'sFrench rapper and singer of Greek Cypriot originborn 1980
- Mélanie BernierFrench actressborn 1985
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