Melina

See also: melina and Mélina

Finnish

Etymology

From Greek Μελίνα (Melína).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmelinɑ/, [ˈme̞linɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -elinɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Me‧li‧na

Proper noun

Melina

  1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Melina (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Melina Melinat
genitive Melinan Melinoiden
Melinoitten
partitive Melinaa Melinoita
illative Melinaan Melinoihin
singular plural
nominative Melina Melinat
accusative nom. Melina Melinat
gen. Melinan
genitive Melinan Melinoiden
Melinoitten
Melinainrare
partitive Melinaa Melinoita
inessive Melinassa Melinoissa
elative Melinasta Melinoista
illative Melinaan Melinoihin
adessive Melinalla Melinoilla
ablative Melinalta Melinoilta
allative Melinalle Melinoille
essive Melinana Melinoina
translative Melinaksi Melinoiksi
abessive Melinatta Melinoitta
instructive Melinoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Melina (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Melinani Melinani
accusative nom. Melinani Melinani
gen. Melinani
genitive Melinani Melinoideni
Melinoitteni
Melinainirare
partitive Melinaani Melinoitani
inessive Melinassani Melinoissani
elative Melinastani Melinoistani
illative Melinaani Melinoihini
adessive Melinallani Melinoillani
ablative Melinaltani Melinoiltani
allative Melinalleni Melinoilleni
essive Melinanani Melinoinani
translative Melinakseni Melinoikseni
abessive Melinattani Melinoittani
instructive
comitative Melinoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Melinasi Melinasi
accusative nom. Melinasi Melinasi
gen. Melinasi
genitive Melinasi Melinoidesi
Melinoittesi
Melinaisirare
partitive Melinaasi Melinoitasi
inessive Melinassasi Melinoissasi
elative Melinastasi Melinoistasi
illative Melinaasi Melinoihisi
adessive Melinallasi Melinoillasi
ablative Melinaltasi Melinoiltasi
allative Melinallesi Melinoillesi
essive Melinanasi Melinoinasi
translative Melinaksesi Melinoiksesi
abessive Melinattasi Melinoittasi
instructive
comitative Melinoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Melinamme Melinamme
accusative nom. Melinamme Melinamme
gen. Melinamme
genitive Melinamme Melinoidemme
Melinoittemme
Melinaimmerare
partitive Melinaamme Melinoitamme
inessive Melinassamme Melinoissamme
elative Melinastamme Melinoistamme
illative Melinaamme Melinoihimme
adessive Melinallamme Melinoillamme
ablative Melinaltamme Melinoiltamme
allative Melinallemme Melinoillemme
essive Melinanamme Melinoinamme
translative Melinaksemme Melinoiksemme
abessive Melinattamme Melinoittamme
instructive
comitative Melinoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Melinanne Melinanne
accusative nom. Melinanne Melinanne
gen. Melinanne
genitive Melinanne Melinoidenne
Melinoittenne
Melinainnerare
partitive Melinaanne Melinoitanne
inessive Melinassanne Melinoissanne
elative Melinastanne Melinoistanne
illative Melinaanne Melinoihinne
adessive Melinallanne Melinoillanne
ablative Melinaltanne Melinoiltanne
allative Melinallenne Melinoillenne
essive Melinananne Melinoinanne
translative Melinaksenne Melinoiksenne
abessive Melinattanne Melinoittanne
instructive
comitative Melinoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Melinansa Melinansa
accusative nom. Melinansa Melinansa
gen. Melinansa
genitive Melinansa Melinoidensa
Melinoittensa
Melinainsarare
partitive Melinaansa Melinoitaan
Melinoitansa
inessive Melinassaan
Melinassansa
Melinoissaan
Melinoissansa
elative Melinastaan
Melinastansa
Melinoistaan
Melinoistansa
illative Melinaansa Melinoihinsa
adessive Melinallaan
Melinallansa
Melinoillaan
Melinoillansa
ablative Melinaltaan
Melinaltansa
Melinoiltaan
Melinoiltansa
allative Melinalleen
Melinallensa
Melinoilleen
Melinoillensa
essive Melinanaan
Melinanansa
Melinoinaan
Melinoinansa
translative Melinakseen
Melinaksensa
Melinoikseen
Melinoiksensa
abessive Melinattaan
Melinattansa
Melinoittaan
Melinoittansa
instructive
comitative Melinoineen
Melinoinensa

Statistics

  • Melina is the 344th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,265 female individuals (and as a middle name to 871 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

Etymology

Can be construed as a short form of names like Amelina (Ameline) and Carmelina (Carmela). The modern German usage derives mainly from Greek Μελίνα (Melína), stage name of the Greek actress Melina Mercouri, born Μαρία Αμαλία (María Amalía).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [meˈliːna]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Me‧li‧na

Proper noun

Melina

  1. a female given name
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