MÉLine

Gender：
Pronounced： [ me-LEEN ]
Popularity：
Usage：French

Meaning & History：

French variant of MELINA.

MELINA female English, French, Greek

Elaboration of Mel, either from names such as MELISSA or from Greek μελι (meli) meaning "honey". A famous bearer was Greek-American actress Melina Mercouri (1920-1994), who was born Maria Amalia Mercouris.

MELISSA female English, Dutch, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology

Means "bee" in Greek. This was the name of a nymph that cared for young Zeus in Greek mythology. It is also the name of the fairy who helps Rogero escape from the witch Alcina in Ludovico Ariosto's poem 'Orlando Furioso' (1516). As an English given name, Melissa has been used since the 18th century.

Names related to MÉLine：

EQUIVALENTS

ENGLISH: Melina

FRENCH: Melina

GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Melia

GREEK: Melina

MASCULINE FORMS

ANCIENT GREEK: Meliton

GEORGIAN: Meliton

OTHER FORMS

ANCIENT GREEK: Melissa, Melitta

BOSNIAN: Melisa