Melinda
US/məˈlɪn.də/
Melinda proper noun: a female given name originating as a coinage. Also the alternative form of Malindi.
Proper noun
Melinda
- A female given name originating as a coinage.
- Her twin daughters were on the playground equipment. Cynthia and Melinda, reduced to Cindy and Mindy, as Carella had dreaded would happen from the moment she named them.1999, Ed McBain, The Big Bad City, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 139
Also used as
Melinda is also the alternative form of Malindi.
Forms of Melinda
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Origin of Melinda
Coined in the eighteenth century from names such as Melanie and Melissa + -inda.
Words that rhyme with Melinda
Questions about Melinda
- What does Melinda mean?
- Melinda means a female given name originating as a coinage.
- What part of speech is Melinda?
- Melinda is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Melinda?
- Melinda is pronounced /məˈlɪn.də/ (US).
Words near Melinda in the dictionary
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