Given name
Mellinda
“one who is sweet and gentle”
Mellinda is a variant of Melinda. One Latin interpretation is “one who is sweet and gentle.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mellinda is a variant of Melinda. One Latin interpretation is “one who is sweet and gentle.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mellinda is a variant of Melinda. An origin associated with Melinda is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mellinda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 27
- 0 boys · 27 girls
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1982. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 106 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mellinda’s family of names
Mellinda has a related form in Melinda.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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