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Melody (given name)

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Melody
PronunciationMEL-uh-dee
GenderFemale
Language(s)English
Origin
Word/nameEnglish via Greek
Meaningmelody

Melody is a modern English feminine given name taken from the vocabulary word melody, which is ultimately derived from the Greek μελῳδία, melōidía, "singing, chanting").[1][2]

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The name has been among the top one thousand names for girls in the United States since 1942 and was the 103rd most popular name for American girls in 2023. It has been increasing in popularity in the English-speaking world in recent years. It has been among the top five hundred names for girls in England and Wales since 2003 and among the top three hundred names since 2010. It has also been well used in France and the Netherlands.[3]

Variants in use include the French Mélodie and Mélody and English spelling variants Mellody, Melodee, Melodey, Melodi, Melodie, and Melodii.[4]

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Meaning, origin and history of the name Melody".
  2. ^ μελῳδία. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project
  3. ^ "Popularity for the name Melody - Behind the Name".
  4. ^ "Popular Baby Names".