Melanie - wikipedia Melanie This article is about the given name. For other uses, see Melanie ( disambiguation ). Melanie Pronunciation / ˈmɛləni / MEL - ə - nee, German : ( ˈmɛlaniː ) Gender Female Name day December 31 Origin Word / name Greek Meaning Black, dark, honey Other names Related names Mel, Mélanie, Melani, Melany, Milani Melanie is a feminine given name derived from the Greek μελανία ( melania ), `` blackness '' and that from μέλας ( melas ), meaning `` dark ''. Borne in its Latin form by two saints : Melania the Elder and her granddaughter Melania the Younger, the name was introduced to England by the Normans in its French form Melanie. However the name only became common in English usage in the 1930s due to the popularity of Margaret Mitchell 's 1936 novel Gone with the Wind and its 1939 film adaptation, as one of the novel 's main characters was named Melanie Hamilton. The name 's popularity increased until the 1970s, since remaining constant. Melanie was the 80th most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2007 and, as Mélanie, it was the 86th most popular name for girls born in France in 2004. Contents 1 Notable people 2 Fictional characters 3 See also 4 References Notable people Melanie Blatt ( born 1975 ), British singer, member of All Saints Melanie le Brocquy ( born 1919 ), Irish sculptor Melanie Brown ( born 1975 ), British singer and member of the Spice Girls Melanie Chisholm ( born 1974 ), British singer and member of the Spice Girls Melanie Clewlow ( born 1976 ), English hockey defender Melanie Doane ( born 1967 ), Canadian singer Melanie Fiona ( born 1983 ), Canadian singer Melanie Griffith ( born 1957 ), American actress Melanie Hahnemann ( 1800 -- 1878 ), homeopath Melanie Hall ( 1970 - 1996 ), English murder victim Melanie Jans ( born 1973 ), Canadian squash player Melanie Johnson ( born 1955 ), British politician Melanie Klaffner ( born 1990 ), Austrian tennis player Melanie Klein ( 1882 -- 1960 ), Austrian - born British psychoanalyst Melanie Kreis ( born 1971 ), German businesswoman Melanie Lambert ( born 1974 ), American adagio and pair skater Melanie Lynskey ( born 1977 ), New Zealand actress Melanie Martinez ( born 1972 ), American actress Melanie Martinez ( singer ) ( born 1995 ), American singer - songwriter Melanie Mayron ( born 1952 ), American actress Melanie Merkosky ( born 1986 ), Canadian actress Melanie Nolan ( born 1960 ), New Zealand historian Melanie Phillips ( born 1951 ), British journalist Mélanie de Pourtalès ( 1836 - 1914 ), French salonniére and courtier Melanie ( born 1947 ), American singer / songwriter born Melanie Anne Safka - Schekeryk Melanie South ( born 1986 ), British tennis player Melanie Stabel ( born 1999 ), German sport shooter Melanie Thornton ( 1967 -- 2001 ), American pop singer Fictional characters Melanie Marcus, a character in the television series Queer as Folk Melanie Hamilton, a character in the novel Gone with the Wind Melanie Jonas, a former character on the American soap opera Days of Our Lives Melanie Bush, a character in the television series Doctor Who Melanie Stryder, a character from the book The Host by Stephenie Meyer Melanie Barnett, a character from the television series The Game See also Melania Mélanie References Jump up ^ Melania, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek - English Lexicon at Perseus project Jump up ^ Melas, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek - English Lexicon at Perseus project ^ Jump up to : Behind the Name Name list This page or section lists people that share the same given name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Melanie&oldid=866234706 '' Categories : Given names English feminine given names Given names of Greek language origin Scottish feminine given names Irish feminine given names French feminine given names German feminine given names Dutch feminine given names Welsh feminine given names Hidden categories : Articles with short description All set index articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Deutsch Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Русский Simple English Slovenščina Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 29 October 2018, at 03 : 30 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: what is the meaning of the name melanie
Answer: blackness