"Melanie" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [Danish]

Etymology: From Latin Melania, from Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “black, dark”). Etymology templates: {{der|da|la|Melania}} Latin Melania, {{der|da|grc|μέλας||black, dark}} Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “black, dark”) Head templates: {{head|da|proper noun}} Melanie
  1. a female given name

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈmɛləni/
Rhymes: -ɛləni Etymology: From French Mélanie, from Latin Melania, the name of two Roman fifth century saints, from Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “black, dark”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|fr:Mélanie|tree=++}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "Mélanie", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Melanie", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Melanie">, {{bor|en|fr|Mélanie}} French Mélanie, {{der|en|la|Melania}} Latin Melania, {{der|en|grc|μέλας||black, dark}} Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “black, dark”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Melanie
  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Related terms: Melanesia Translations (female given name): Melanie (Danish), Mélanie (French), Melanie (German), Malenia (Ingrian), Melania [feminine] (Polish), Мела́ния f cognate (Melánija) (Russian), Мала́нья f cognate (Malánʹja) (Russian), Ме́лани f transliteration (Mélani) (Russian), Melania [feminine] (Spanish), Мела́нія (Melánija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

Proper name [German]

IPA: /ˈmeːlani/, /ˈmɛlani/ Audio: De-Melanie.ogg [Germany, Berlin], De-Melanie2.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Melani [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Melania, from Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “black, dark”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|la|Melania}} Borrowed from Latin Melania, {{der|de|grc|μέλας||black, dark}} Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “black, dark”) Head templates: {{head|de|proper noun}} Melanie
  1. a female given name
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        "2": "grc",
        "3": "μέλας",
        "4": "",
        "5": "black, dark"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “black, dark”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin Melania, from Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “black, dark”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Melani",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "proper noun"
      },
      "expansion": "Melanie",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German female given names",
        "German given names",
        "German lemmas",
        "German proper nouns",
        "German terms borrowed from Latin",
        "German terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "German terms derived from Latin",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a female given name"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmeːlani/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛlani/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Melanie.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a3/De-Melanie.ogg/De-Melanie.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/De-Melanie.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Melanie2.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/75/De-Melanie2.ogg/De-Melanie2.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/De-Melanie2.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Melanie"
}

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