Melinda (meaning and origin)

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Melinda

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Meaning and origin
Melinda is a Greek girl name. The meaning of the name is `gentle one `.

Where is it used?
The name Melinda is mainly used in English.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Lynn (In English)
Malinda (In English)

If it's too long people might use
In English: Linda
In English: Mindy

See also
In English (Modern): Lynda
In English: Linnie
In English: Lyndi
In English: Lindy
In English: Belinda

What Melinda`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Melinda:
People can't go wrong when they read it off a piece of paper. lol
The worst thing about the name:
i don't see whats so hard about saying the full name so don't really like it when people try to give me a nickname
If my name wasn`t Melinda....:
Rydell
Extra information:
my teachers and others always called me either melissa, miranda, or amanda, aparently they thought melinda was close enough to those they could switch them up
The best thing about the name Melinda:
You can't easily say where it's quoted from :) and cuz it started with the middle alphabet, M (which is the 13th alphabet) I usually got in the middle of attendance list. Kinda safe whenever the teacher's calling students to do things :)
The worst thing about the name:
Hmmm nothing so bad about it...
If my name wasn`t Melinda....:
My parents thought I was going to be a boy. They prepared the name 'Michael' so that the initial will matched my sister's...
Extra information:
Instead of being called Mindy or Lynn, my nickname is Menda
The best thing about the name Melinda:
I like my initials MRS (:
The worst thing about the name:
I just don't like the name.
If my name wasn`t Melinda....:
It was going to be Emily. Which I would of liked alot better.
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Melinda:
The name isn't very common. You can get many nicknames out of it. I go by Lyn but I'm also called Linda.
The worst thing about the name:
I can't come up with anything bad.
If my name wasn`t Melinda....:
My mom's second choice was Rhondeika. I got lucky with Melinda.
Extra information:
I went to high school with three other Melinda's They were all in higher grades. It was confusing at times.
The best thing about the name Melinda:
It shortens to a cuter nickname.. Mindy. I've also heard of people being called Lindy, which I like a lot.
The worst thing about the name:
It is too formal sounding.
If my name wasn`t Melinda....:
I wouldn't share the same initials as my husband MJS
Extra information:
Think twice about naming your child this. It will most likely get shortened to Mel, Mindy or whatever.
The best thing about the name Melinda:
not very many people have the same name
The worst thing about the name:
nothing really
If my name wasn`t Melinda....:
i love when they call me Lindy and Mel....I never liked bein called linda.
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Melinda:
It's not a common name.
The worst thing about the name:
My grandmother still thinks my name is Melissa
If my name wasn`t Melinda....:

Extra information:
I hate it when people shorten it to Mindy, yuck!
The best thing about the name Melinda:
It is a unique name.
The worst thing about the name:
I don't like it when people shorten it to Mindy.
If my name wasn`t Melinda....:

Extra information:
I think Melinda is classy and beautiful.
The best thing about the name Melinda:
It's different.
The worst thing about the name:
People get confused and call me the worse-sounding 'Belinda'.
If my name wasn`t Melinda....:
Not really. But my initials wouldn't have been MMM, and I would have broken the streak of M names in my family.
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More `Melinda` links
Melinda as abbreviation
Actors named Melinda
Melinda in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Melinda

Melinda doesn`t appear in 2007`s top-1000 name list.
The last time Melinda appeared in the top-1000 was 6 years ago, in 2002. It ranked #934 in that year. The name reached the top-100 2 times. 1980 was a `top year` for the name Melinda. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #92. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	---
2006	---
2005	---
2004	---
2003	---
2002	934
2001	786
2000	696
1999	606
1998	585
1997	520
1996	466
1995	409
1994	348
1993	283
1992	259
1991	223
1990	207
1980	92
1970	93
1960	143
1950	222
1940	381
1930	---
1920	---
1910	---
1900	822
1890	781
1880	462