Melony Forename

68,954th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 8,380 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

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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Melony Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
4,9401:73,3883,630
South Africa
100%
1,3771:39,6034,374
Philippines
 
97%
7681:138,0336,942
Ghana-2811:96,0364,158
Zambia-2171:73,0643,934
England
100%
1951:285,1437,356
Canada
100%
1731:191,5227,415
Bahamas-761:5,255817
Papua New Guinea
100%
611:133,64411,810
Brazil-431:4,982,23677,986
India
 
97%
291:41,892,344765,715
Wales
100%
241:128,9302,823
Jamaica-241:120,1344,769
Australia-181:758,75710,216
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
161:85,0896,268
Zimbabwe
 
80%
141:1,101,70137,489
Belize
100%
141:25,3082,585
Taiwan
100%
101:2,376,96855,480
Scotland
100%
91:594,4857,010
Sri Lanka-91:2,311,0107,931
Kenya-81:5,788,38930,473
Russia
100%
51:28,846,74173,146
United Arab Emirates-51:1,430,39943,518
China-41:341,513,94678,144
Bermuda-41:16,2061,525
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
41:27,8953,010
Costa Rica
100%
41:1,191,98712,292
Dominican Republic-41:2,607,81819,206
Malaysia
100%
31:10,149,980208,386
Netherlands
100%
31:5,634,02829,480
Hong Kong-21:3,876,36213,851
Japan-21:63,993,02872,606
France-21:33,235,17058,100
Nigeria
100%
21:88,782,180420,186
Sweden
100%
21:4,928,95452,965
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Thailand-11:70,065,813391,235
Belarus
100%
11:9,482,38420,892
Uganda
100%
11:40,956,920131,348
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Vietnam-11:92,623,11310,484
Kazakhstan-11:17,746,84544,366
DR Congo
100%
11:73,827,605146,761
Curaçao-11:155,8031,239
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Indonesia-11:257,963,6681,335,696
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933
Israel-11:8,402,91845,019
Italy-11:61,062,09083,289
Cameroon-11:21,610,503119,836
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Lebanon
100%
11:5,627,57119,299
North Macedonia-11:2,090,75715,787
Marshall Islands-11:51,2305,014
Mexico
100%
11:124,144,427140,512
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800

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.

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

Melony Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mélony943/
Meloney921,678/
Melonny9222/
Mealony927/
Meliony924/
Melonay924/
Mhelony923/
Meelony922/
Melouny922/
Melonyi921/
Melonys921/
Mhellony862/
Meloniey862/
Melouney862/
Melonhey861/
Mhelonny861/
Melhoney861/
Meloneys861/
Melonney861/
Melyoney861/
Melany8321,765/
Melona834,077/
Meloni831,890/
Melone83412/
Milony8345/
Meloné837/
Meluny831/
Melhounyi801/
Melonie7710,000/
Melanny771,455/
Melaney771,431/
Meilany771,137/
Melonee77567/
Meliany77169/
Meylany77156/
Melanyi77106/
Melonne7797/
Melouna7751/
Meloune7747/
Melonna7742/
Melyany7733/
Melonea7722/
Mhelany7722/
Melonio7721/
Melanyo7716/
Meloyne7716/
Meloina7716/
Melione7715/
Melonni7714/
Meloine7714/
Melaniy7710/
Melanyh7710/
Miloney779/
Meliona778/
Mhelona778/
Melouni777/
Melonai776/
Melones776/
Meylona776/
Melyona775/
Melanay775/
Melanhy774/
Melonis774/
Mielany774/
Maylony773/
Mealany773/
Mielona773/
Melonei773/
Melahny773/
Mailony773/
Melamny772/
Meilona772/
Mealone772/
Meloner772/
Milonny772/
Meloini772/
Mehlany772/
Miloniy771/
Milonoy771/
Meloene771/
Melogne771/
Melonet771/
Melonii771/
Melonje771/
Melonui771/
Meloyna771/
Meelany771/
Melaany771/
Melanyd771/
Melanyy771/
Melanyz771/
Meilone771/
Miliony771/
Meylone771/
Meilanny71136/
Melianny71116/
Melonnie7197/
Meylanny7120/
Meiliany7118/
Mhellany7115/
Melannys719/
Melionie718/
Melonish718/
Melounie718/
Melanney717/
Melianys716/
Mehlonie715/
Melonesh714/
Melionee714/
Mealonie714/
Mhelonie714/
Meloneth714/
Melounne714/
Melianyi713/
Melioner713/
Meliones713/
Melaniey713/
Melianey713/
Melleoni712/
Meylonie712/
Mhelanny712/
Melonnee712/
Melounna712/
Meloneas712/
Melionid712/
Mielanny712/
Mmealone711/
Mailiony711/
Meulioni711/
Meulonne711/
Melohnie711/
Meloness711/
Melonith711/
Meluiney711/
Meelanyy711/
Melhaniy711/
Melhanny711/
Melhonie711/
Meillany711/
Mayloiny711/
Meyllany711/
Mayllony711/
Megliany711/
Meglione711/
Melyonna711/
Melyonne711/
Melionne711/
Melani6742,329/
Melane672,432/
Melana672,377/
Miloni671,808/
Milany671,130/
Meluna67633/
Milona67566/
Milone67200/
Mélany6793/
Mylona6764/
Melané6743/
Mielianny6735/
Meluni6721/
Mylone6717/
Mylany6714/
Melune6713/
Meheliany674/
Micellany674/
Myloni674/
Meilahnny673/
Melanj672/
Melionnie672/
Melaní672/
Melonhead672/
Meloña671/
Mhylloney671/
Mhellonie671/
Mhelyaney671/
Meylanney671/
Melannyth671/
Meilliona671/
Mayloenny671/
Méloni671/
Mélone671/
Meulianny671/
Meilliany671/
Maeolonia671/

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