Given name

Mélina

“honey”

Mélina is a feminine given name. It is used in Norman.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Mélina goes back to Ancient Greek μέλι, meaning “honey.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Mélina comes from Ancient Greek.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Ancient Greek μέλι.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

MélinaMelinaMelanieMelineMélineMélanie

Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 4

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Mélina

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

If you love Mélina, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Ancient Greek

Mélinée

“honey”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Ancient Greek

Melissus

Melissus is a given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Latin.

No U.S. birth series

—

Ancient Greek

Melanippe

Melanippe is a feminine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in English and Latin.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Ancient Greek

Enòuna

Enòuna is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Emilian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Ancient Greek

Mòdica

Mòdica is a surname, probably from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Sicilian.

No U.S. birth series

—

Ancient Greek

Galyna

“the shining light”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Ancient Greek

Murcia

“dumb”

No U.S. birth series

14% boys · 86% girls

Ancient Greek

Myrrha

Myrrha is a given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Latin.

No U.S. birth series

22% boys · 78% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Mélina’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Mélina

A sister for Mélina