Given name · also Latin

Melanippe

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

Original LatinMelanippa

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Melanippe comes from Latin, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In English usage, Melanippe developed from Μελανίππη.

Melanippe’s family of names

In English usage, Melanippe developed from the Ancient Greek form Μελανίππη. In Latin usage, Melanippe has a related form in Melanippa. In English usage, Melanippe has a conventional equivalent in the French form Mélanippe.

Walk Melanippe’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 2

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

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