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Origin and Meaning of the Name Melisande

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Girl


Origin:	Germanic
Meaning:	Strong work


Origin:	French
Meaning:	Strong work


Pronunciation:	(MEH lee sahnd) [Guide]

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Variant of the Old French name Melisende. It is of Germanic origin, from 'amalwint'. Amal means "labour", and swint "strength".
Some, though, also associate it with the Greek name Melissa (honey-bee), or with the Greek 'melanos', meaning "black".

The French spelling is Mélisande.
The name Mélisande was popularized in France by the opera "Pelléas and Mélisande" of Claude Debussy in 1902.