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 344^th 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]

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• Hyphenation: Me‧li‧na

Proper noun

Melina

1. a female given name