Malanie
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning dark, black; a form of Melanie.
Malanie by the numbers
Malanie was given to 12 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 24 babies in 1976, making it a 1970s name.
Other names that come from Melanie
Like Malanie, each of these traces back to Melanie: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Melanydark, black; variant spelling of Melanie632 in the US (2017)
- Melanidark or black; a variant of Melanie164 in the US (2017)
- Melannydark, black; a modern respelling of Melanie51 in the US (2017)
- Melanniedark, black; a form of Melanie44 in the US (2017)
- Meloniedark song; a form of Melanie24 in the US (2017)
- Melanadark or black; a form of Melanie13 in the US (2017)
- Mellaniedark or black; a spelling variant of Melanie13 in the US (2017)
- Melaneyblack or dark; a form of Melanie11 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Malanie. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Malanie
Names that are said the same way as Malanie, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean darkness
Like Malanie, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Leilanight, dark beauty1,400 in the US (2017)
- Delaneydark challenger; descendant of Dubhshláine1,270 in the US (2017)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
- Kaliblack; fierce; Hindu goddess of time1,120 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Malanie
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