Melony Forename
Approximately 8,380 people bear this name
Melony 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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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 4,940 | 1:73,388 | 3,630 |
| South Africa | 100% | 1,377 | 1:39,603 | 4,374 |
| Philippines | 97% | 768 | 1:138,033 | 6,942 |
| Ghana | - | 281 | 1:96,036 | 4,158 |
| Zambia | - | 217 | 1:73,064 | 3,934 |
| England | 100% | 195 | 1:285,143 | 7,356 |
| Canada | 100% | 173 | 1:191,522 | 7,415 |
| Bahamas | - | 76 | 1:5,255 | 817 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 61 | 1:133,644 | 11,810 |
| Brazil | - | 43 | 1:4,982,236 | 77,986 |
| India | 97% | 29 | 1:41,892,344 | 765,715 |
| Wales | 100% | 24 | 1:128,930 | 2,823 |
| Jamaica | - | 24 | 1:120,134 | 4,769 |
| Australia | - | 18 | 1:758,757 | 10,216 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 16 | 1:85,089 | 6,268 |
| Zimbabwe | 80% | 14 | 1:1,101,701 | 37,489 |
| Belize | 100% | 14 | 1:25,308 | 2,585 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 10 | 1:2,376,968 | 55,480 |
| Scotland | 100% | 9 | 1:594,485 | 7,010 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 9 | 1:2,311,010 | 7,931 |
| Kenya | - | 8 | 1:5,788,389 | 30,473 |
| Russia | 100% | 5 | 1:28,846,741 | 73,146 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 5 | 1:1,430,399 | 43,518 |
| China | - | 4 | 1:341,513,946 | 78,144 |
| Bermuda | - | 4 | 1:16,206 | 1,525 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 4 | 1:27,895 | 3,010 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 4 | 1:1,191,987 | 12,292 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 | 1:2,607,818 | 19,206 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 3 | 1:10,149,980 | 208,386 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 3 | 1:5,634,028 | 29,480 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| France | - | 2 | 1:33,235,170 | 58,100 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 2 | 1:88,782,180 | 420,186 |
| Sweden | 100% | 2 | 1:4,928,954 | 52,965 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Thailand | - | 1 | 1:70,065,813 | 391,235 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Uganda | 100% | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Curaçao | - | 1 | 1:155,803 | 1,239 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Indonesia | - | 1 | 1:257,963,668 | 1,335,696 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Israel | - | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Italy | - | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Marshall Islands | - | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Mexico | 100% | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
The alternate forms: Mélony (3) are calculated separately.
Melony (85) may also be a surname.
Melony 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.
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