Melinda

Melinda is an English name that was coined in the eighteenth century, most likely formed by combining the element mel, ultimately from Greek meli meaning honey, with the popular feminine suffix -inda, which also appears in names such as Belinda and Lucinda. The name gained widespread use in the English-speaking world during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and became particularly popular in Hungary, where it was introduced through literary and theatrical influence and remains a common feminine name today. Variants and related forms include Malinda and Melinde.