Melania
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Melania is a feminine given name of Latin origin that derives from the Greek word melaina (Template:Wikt-lang), the feminine form of the adjective melas (Template:Wikt-lang) meaning "black" or "dark". The name was borne by the two saints Melania the Elder and her granddaughter Melania the Younger, and was the origin of the name Melanie.[1] People named Melania include:
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Look up Melania in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
- Melania the Elder (350–410), a Christian saint and an influential figure in the ascetic movement
- Melania the Younger (383–439), a Christian saint who lived during the reign of Emperor Flavius Augustus Honorius
- Melania Alvarez, Mexican mathematics educator in Canada
- Melania "Melani" Costa (born 1989), Spanish swimmer
- Melania Cristescu, Romanian–Canadian biologist
- Melania Gabbiadini (born 1983), Italian former footballer
- Melania Grego (born 1973), Italian former water polo player
- Melania Hotu (born 1959), provincial governor of Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
- Melania Mazzucco (born 1966), Italian author
- Melania Rodríguez (born 2001), Spanish trampolinist
- Melania Tartabull (born 1955), Cuban volleyball player
- Melania Trump (born 1970), Slovene-American model and First Lady of the United States from 2017 to 2021 and since 2025
- Melania Ursu (1940–2016), Romanian stage and film actress
See also
- Melanie
- Mélanie
- Melanija
- Malenia, character in the video game Elden Ring
- Melaina, a Corycian nymph in Greek mythology
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). "Melanie". A Dictionary of First Names (2 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780198610601.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1 – via Oxford Reference.
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