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Origin and Meaning of the Name Melisande

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Gender:

Girl

Origin:

Germanic

Meaning:

Strong work

Origin:

French

Meaning:

Strong work

Pronunciation:

(MEH lee sahnd)   [Guide]

Form of:

Melisende

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English and French speaking countries

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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.
The name meaning of Melisande and the name origin of Melisande have been reviewed by our name experts.
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