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Meaning & Origins
Modern coinage, derived from the first syllable of names such as Melanie and Melissa, with the addition of the productive suffix -inda (as in Lucinda).
| 336th in the U.S. for 2011 |
English, Scottish, and northern Irish: patronymic from the personal name Will, a very common medieval short form of William.
| 8th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Melind, Melindy, Melinde, Meling, Melinsa, Melindia, Melindo, Melinese, Melinka, Melindie
Wilsey, Wilshire, Wilshusen, Wilsher, Wils, Wilsford, Wilske, Walson, Wilsie, Wilsman
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