Thursday, July 14, 2011
N is for...
N is for...Name
What does your name mean?
My name Melinda comes from
Latin/Greek meaning Mild
Gentle; sweet like honey.
The typical pronunciation
of Melinda is /me'linda/
In Romania the emphasis
is on the first syllable and
in Hungarian the empahsis
is on the second syllable.
In Hungary--Dec 2nd is
Melinda Day--who knew??
In 2009, Melinda was the
319th most popular name
and was in the top 1% for
that year.
Famous Melindas:
Melinda Gates--Bill gates wife
Film and TV
Melinda Gordon--Jennifer
Love Hewitt character in
Ghost Whisperer
In music
"Melinda" by Tom Petty
and the Heartbreakers
again who knew?
I have always like my name
probably because not many
people were named this.
I did go to school with another
Melinda(Mindy) and a Belinda
But other than those two I don't
know any other Melindas.
When I was very little and just
learning how to say my name
I shortened it to "Endy" because
Melinda is a mouthful for a
little one. I have one friend
who calls me Mel at times.
My parents did good with my
name!
Do you like your name?
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~Keep on Dreaming~
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I do like my name, but when I was little, I wanted to be "Rebecca" or "Rhonda". Go figure!
ReplyDeleteIn real life I'm Carol. I always wanted to be Caroline, but am happy with my name. I was named for my great-grandmother -- post to come -- and my mother also liked the actress Carole Lombard.
ReplyDeleteI've grown to love my name, but I really thought it to be quite plain when I was growing up. Back then I thought Esme or Poppy better suited me :-). I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary
ReplyDeleteI do like my name Melinda, but not my middle name, I cant even say it I hate it so much!
ReplyDeleteLove all the information about your name...Mine is just plan ole Angie, Angela really but get this...My Mom wanted to name me either Angela or Samantha so she named me Angela but calls me Samantha (she is Bi-polar) My oldest brother calls me Ann, my baby brother calls me Sis and my husband calls me Alice...That's enough to make me Bi-polar...
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