Melloney Forename

432,205th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 399 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Melloney Forename Definition:

A female name. Greek μέλαινα ‘black’. St Melania the elder and St Melania the younger were a grandmother and g.d., Roman ladies devoted to St Jerome. Mélanie is not uncommon in France, and was probably introduced into England by Huguenot refugees.

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Melloney Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
1441:2,517,61838,958
England
100%
1391:400,0219,227
South Africa
100%
561:973,79737,529
Netherlands
100%
171:994,24017,340
Canada-101:3,313,33741,238
Wales
100%
71:442,0445,971
Scotland
100%
41:1,337,59211,885
Philippines
100%
41:26,502,369280,915
Australia-31:4,552,54130,048
Malaysia
100%
31:10,149,980208,386
India
100%
31:404,959,3243,244,417
Jamaica-21:1,441,61415,741
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375

Melloney Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A female name. Greek μέλαινα ‘black’. St Melania the elder and St Melania the younger were a grandmother and g.d., Roman ladies devoted to St Jerome. Mélanie is not uncommon in France, and was probably introduced into England by Huguenot refugees. It first appears in Devon and Cornwall in the middle of the 17th C (Melloney 1655, Melanie 1660, Melony 1748, Melloney 1770). It is still used in Cornwall.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Melloney Forename Popularity

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Mellonee88100/
Melleney8868/
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Mellione889/
Mellonny887/
Mellonae884/
Melloine884/
Mellonea883/
Mellonay883/
Melliony882/
Milloney881/
Mellonez881/
Mellonne881/
Mellonye881/
Melloyne881/
Mellonnie828/
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Mellounie822/
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Mellionee821/
Mellonnee821/
Mellonije821/
Mellany803,335/
Melloni80259/
Mellane80164/
Mellene8050/
Mellona8035/
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Millony802/
Mellioneth781/
Mellonhead781/
Mellanie753,629/
Mellaneh75153/
Mellanye7591/
Mellanny7569/
Mellanee7564/
Mellenie7553/
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Millione7511/
Mellanne7510/
Maellene759/
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Mellenee758/
Mellouni756/
Melliona755/
Millones754/
Millaney754/
Millonee753/
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Mellonna753/
Mellanes753/
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Mellenay752/
Mellenea752/
Milliony752/
Millonie752/
Maellane752/
Milloner751/
Millonne751/
Mellonni751/
Miellene751/
Mellanea751/
Mellange751/
Mellaniy751/
Mellanys751/
Millioner7168/
Mlonge7142/
Mellannie7138/
Mellianny7132/
Mellianne714/
Millionie714/
Milloniya714/
Millionne714/
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Milliones713/
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Millionet713/
Mellangne712/
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Milloynie711/
Mellonais711/
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Mellaneja711/
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Mellauner711/
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Myllaneys711/
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Maellyane711/
Millene672,521/
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Mellani67562/
Millany67261/
Millane67191/
Mellena67100/
Mylleny6771/
Milloni6749/
Myllane6746/
Mellana6737/
Millona6717/
Melluna6716/
Myllany6712/
Méllany675/
Millioneth673/
Mylloni671/
Mllanie671/
Mllanne671/
Millioneer671/
Millène671/
Milléne671/
Melliannys671/
M'Longe671/
Mellané671/
Mellené671/
Melluni671/
Mhlonhe671/
Mellannyie671/

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