The first name Mélanie

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About the first name Mélanie

Meaning

The name Mélanie traditionally means “black” or “dark”.

Historical origin

The name Mélanie comes from Greek Melania, feminine of melas “black, dark”.

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In parish acts, Mélanie can reflect a particular devotion to a saint who bore the name.

Pronunciation:mé-la-nimelan.i

Frequency of the first name Mélanie by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Mélanie by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name MélanieLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Mélanie in baptisms by year.1,00075050025001745179618471898194920001745–1749 4 baptisms1790–1794 12 baptisms1800–1804 4 baptisms1805–1809 8 baptisms1810–1814 20 baptisms1815–1819 48 baptisms1820–1824 64 baptisms1825–1829 60 baptisms1830–1834 48 baptisms1835–1839 48 baptisms1840–1844 96 baptisms1845–1849 84 baptisms1850–1854 140 baptisms1855–1859 92 baptisms1860–1864 64 baptisms1865–1869 88 baptisms1870–1874 76 baptisms1875–1879 68 baptisms1880–1884 56 baptisms1885–1889 28 baptisms1890–1894 24 baptisms1895–1899 20 baptisms1900–1904 4 baptisms1905–1909 4 baptisms1910–1914 4 baptisms1920–1924 4 baptisms1940–1944 20 baptisms1950–1954 4 baptisms1955–1959 4 baptisms1970–1974 69 baptisms1975–1979 696 baptisms1980–1984 328 baptisms1985–1989 132 baptisms1990–1994 136 baptisms1995–1999 44 baptisms2000–2004 12 baptisms

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