Melanie Definition & Meaning

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Melanie American [mel-uh-nee] / ˈmɛl ə ni /

noun

1. a female given name.

Example Sentences

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“I still hear his voice,” said his daughter, Melanie, standing Thursday in the office of the family home in Sherman Oaks, where Keith and Turi Ann raised their children Melanie, Lindsey and Christopher.

From Los Angeles Times

“He almost never needed more than one take,” Melanie said.

From Los Angeles Times

On that shared birthday, a year after Jackson died, Melanie swaddled herself in one of his designer sports coats and listened to her dad’s favorite song, the Willie Nelson and Kenny Chesney duet “That Lucky Old Sun,” over and over until she fell asleep.

From Los Angeles Times

Melanie said the family would sometimes get seats for the Rose Bowl, but it was never a fancy VIP experience.

From Los Angeles Times

The Strictly festive special might take place every year, but 2025's is particularly significant, for one very obvious reason: the celebrity line-up includes All Saints legend Melanie Blatt.

From BBC

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