Given name
Melắnĭppos
“dark; black”·“horse”
Melắnĭppos is used as a given name.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Melắnĭppos is a romanization of Μελάνιππος. Μελάνιππος is built from elements meaning “dark; black” and “horse”.
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Where it comes from
Melắnĭppos is a romanization of Μελάνιππος. Μελάνιππος comes from Proto-Hellenic, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
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Melắnĭppos’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Melắnĭppos is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Μελάνιππος.
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