# Melina
## English
### Proper noun

Melina
* A female given name.

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Greek Μελίνα (Melína).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmelinɑ/, [ˈme̞linɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -elinɑ
* Hyphenation: Me‧li‧na

### Proper noun

Melina
* a female given name

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Melina (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Melinani
Melinani
accusative
nom.
Melinani
Melinani
gen.
Melinani
genitive
Melinani
Melinoideni Melinoitteni Melinaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Melinaani
Melinoitani
inessive
Melinassani
Melinoissani
elative
Melinastani
Melinoistani
illative
Melinaani
Melinoihini
adessive
Melinallani
Melinoillani
ablative
Melinaltani
Melinoiltani
allative
Melinalleni
Melinoilleni
essive
Melinanani
Melinoinani
translative
Melinakseni
Melinoikseni
abessive
Melinattani
Melinoittani
instructive
comitative
—Melinoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Melinasi
Melinasi
accusative
nom.
Melinasi
Melinasi
gen.
Melinasi
genitive
Melinasi
Melinoidesi Melinoittesi Melinaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Melinaasi
Melinoitasi
inessive
Melinassasi
Melinoissasi
elative
Melinastasi
Melinoistasi
illative
Melinaasi
Melinoihisi
adessive
Melinallasi
Melinoillasi
ablative
Melinaltasi
Melinoiltasi
allative
Melinallesi
Melinoillesi
essive
Melinanasi
Melinoinasi
translative
Melinaksesi
Melinoiksesi
abessive
Melinattasi
Melinoittasi
instructive
comitative
—Melinoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Melinamme
Melinamme
accusative
nom.
Melinamme
Melinamme
gen.
Melinamme
genitive
Melinamme
Melinoidemme Melinoittemme Melinaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Melinaamme
Melinoitamme
inessive
Melinassamme
Melinoissamme
elative
Melinastamme
Melinoistamme
illative
Melinaamme
Melinoihimme
adessive
Melinallamme
Melinoillamme
ablative
Melinaltamme
Melinoiltamme
allative
Melinallemme
Melinoillemme
essive
Melinanamme
Melinoinamme
translative
Melinaksemme
Melinoiksemme
abessive
Melinattamme
Melinoittamme
instructive
comitative
—Melinoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Melinanne
Melinanne
accusative
nom.
Melinanne
Melinanne
gen.
Melinanne
genitive
Melinanne
Melinoidenne Melinoittenne Melinainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Melinaanne
Melinoitanne
inessive
Melinassanne
Melinoissanne
elative
Melinastanne
Melinoistanne
illative
Melinaanne
Melinoihinne
adessive
Melinallanne
Melinoillanne
ablative
Melinaltanne
Melinoiltanne
allative
Melinallenne
Melinoillenne
essive
Melinananne
Melinoinanne
translative
Melinaksenne
Melinoiksenne
abessive
Melinattanne
Melinoittanne
instructive
comitative
—Melinoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Melinansa
Melinansa
accusative
nom.
Melinansa
Melinansa
gen.
Melinansa
genitive
Melinansa
Melinoidensa Melinoittensa Melinainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Melinaansa
Melinoitaan Melinoitansa
inessive
Melinassaan Melinassansa
Melinoissaan Melinoissansa
elative
Melinastaan Melinastansa
Melinoistaan Melinoistansa
illative
Melinaansa
Melinoihinsa
adessive
Melinallaan Melinallansa
Melinoillaan Melinoillansa
ablative
Melinaltaan Melinaltansa
Melinoiltaan Melinoiltansa
allative
Melinalleen Melinallensa
Melinoilleen Melinoillensa
essive
Melinanaan Melinanansa
Melinoinaan Melinoinansa
translative
Melinakseen Melinaksensa
Melinoikseen Melinoiksensa
abessive
Melinattaan Melinattansa
Melinoittaan Melinoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Melinoineen Melinoinensa :

#### Statistics

* Melina is the 344th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,265 female individuals (and as a middle name to 871 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

## German
### Etymology

Can be construed as a short form of names like Amelina (Ameline) and Carmelina (Carmela). The modern German usage derives mainly from Greek Μελίνα (Melína), stage name of the Greek actress Melina Mercouri, born Μαρία Αμαλία (María Amalía).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [meˈliːna]
* Audio (Austria):(file)
* Hyphenation: Me‧li‧na

### Proper noun

Melina
* a female given name