At a Glance
- Meaning
- Having the color of quince
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- meh-LIN-oh-ee
Melinoe is an Ancient Greek girl's name meaning “having the color of quince”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Melinoe
Meaning: Having the color of quince.
Origin: Ancient Greek.
A common claim: Goddess of ghosts and offerings to the dead Actually: Melinoe is the mythological bringer of nightmares, but her name linguistically refers to the pallid color of a quince.
Source: Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Melinoe
meh-LIN-oh-eeIPA /mɛˈlɪnoʊi/
Popularity of Melinoe
Melinoe doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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