Melanie
FEMALE GIVEN NAME
Mélanie; Melany
Melanie is a feminine given name derived from the Greek μελανία (melania), "blackness"Melania, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon at Perseus project and that from μέλας (melas), meaning "dark".Melas, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon at Perseus project Borne in its Latin form by two saints, Melania the Elder and her granddaughter Melania the Younger,Behind the Name the name was introduced to England by the Normans in its French form Melanie.