Given name

Melânio

Melânio is a given name from Latin. It is used in Portuguese.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Melânio comes from Latin.

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How it developed

From Latin Melanius.

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Melânio’s family of names

In Portuguese usage, Melânio has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Melanio. In Portuguese usage, Melânio has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Melaniusz.

Walk Melânio’s family in the name graph

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The ring: 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.

Around the world

Melânio has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.

Latin

2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Across languages 2

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

Similar names

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

Latin

Menenio

Menenio is a masculine given name from Latin. It is used in Italian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Latin

Majencio

Majencio is a given name from Latin. It is used in Spanish.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Latin

Mandonio

Mandonio is a given name, possibly from Latin. It is used in Spanish.

No U.S. birth series

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Latin

Montorio

“mountain, hill”

No U.S. birth series

89% boys · 11% girls

Ancient Greek

Elísio

Elísio is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Portuguese.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Latin

Meleiro

“beekeeper”

No U.S. birth series

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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

Latin

Emílio

“worker”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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

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