Melina
The female first name Melina originally comes from the Greek . It is usually associated with the Greek word Meli for honey and is said to have originated either from honey or from the bee (Greek Melissa , old Greek Melitta ), furthermore a connection to the ash (Greek Melia , cf. Fraxinus, section Melioides ), rarely also with honey wine. In the Orthodox faith a connection between the name of St. Melitini (2nd century) and honey is mentioned; Incidentally, the name Melina comes from this name and celebrates its name day together with Melitini on September 16.
The name can also be found in Italy as a nickname for Carmela (via Carmelina).
Name bearer
First name
- Melina Fabian (* 1997), German actress
- Melina von Gagern (* 1978), German actress, speaker and radio writer
- Melina Hennen (* 1992), German film actress and child actress
- Melina Kana (* 1966), Greek singer
- Melina Kanakaredes (* 1967), American actress
- Melina Matsoukas (* 1981), American director
- Melina Mercouri (1920–1994), Greek singer and minister of culture
- Melina Perez (* 1979), wrestler known from her time in the WWE
- Melina Sophie Baumann (* 1995), German web video producer
- Melina Schuh (* 1980), German biochemist
family name
- Alicia Melina (* 1988), German boxer
- Maurizio Melina (* 1975), Swiss football player
Web links
Wiktionary: Melina - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
Individual evidence
- ↑ Name Melina and origin , website Behind the Name (www.behindthename.com)
- ↑ Biography of Saint Melitini , www.saint.gr (Greek)
- ↑ Melina in the Orthodox Calendar of Saints (Greek), www.eortologio.net