Given name

Melanthea

“resembling a dark-violet flower”

Melanthea is a variant of Melantha. One Greek interpretation is “resembling a dark-violet flower.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Melanthea is a variant of Melantha. One Greek interpretation is “resembling a dark-violet flower.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Melanthea is a variant of Melantha. An origin associated with Melantha is Greek.

Explained through its name family

Melanthea’s family of names

Melanthea has a related form in Melantha.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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

Similar names

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Greek · Nature

Melanctha

“resembling the black flower”

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Manlea

“from the man's meadow; from the hero's meadow”

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Ellereah

“from the alder tree”

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Menoola

“born beneath the moon”

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Morlea

“woman from the moor” · “from the meadow on the moor”

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Murfea

“daughter of a great sea warrior” · “a warrior of the sea”

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Eolandea

“resembling the violet flower”

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Eglantiena

“resembling the sweetbrier flower”

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