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Meaning of the nameMelani

Melani is a female name of Greek origin, a variant of Melanie, which comes from Ancient Greek mélas and means 'black, dark'.

Meaning

“black, dark (from Greek mélas)”

Source: Wiktionary: Melanie · Behind the Name: Melanie

People (2022)
2,081
Rank in Brazil
#4,967
Median age
10 years
2010 Census
1,403
people

Melani in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Melani, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (867 people).

2,065 women 0 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Melani is most common

States with the highest share of people named Melani in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.005%
  2. Paraná 0.003%
  3. Santa Catarina 0.003%
  4. São Paulo 0.001%
  5. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio Grande do Sul5630.005%
São Paulo4310.001%
Paraná3600.003%
Santa Catarina2030.003%
Rio de Janeiro1390.001%
Minas Gerais760.000%
Bahia420.000%
Goiás340.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul310.001%
Amazonas260.001%
Pernambuco220.000%
Distrito Federal200.001%
Pará190.000%
Mato Grosso190.001%
Espírito Santo160.000%
Alagoas150.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Melani

Wiktionary traces Melanie to Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas), 'black, dark', through Latin Melania; the name passed through French Mélanie into English. Behind the Name gives the same root, in the Greek feminine melaina, and lists Melany as an English variant. Wiktionary records Melani as the Spanish equivalent of Melanie and a rare variant in German, and Melany as a rare, nonstandard spelling of the same name. Almost all the people registered are women, most of them born from 2010 on. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,081 people named Melani, with a median age of 10; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

It is the most registered spelling in the group and ends in I, like the Spanish form cited by Wiktionary.

Other spellings of Melani

SpellingPeople (2022)
Melani2,081
Melany1,933
Mellany1,374

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Melanie · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Melanie · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: Melani · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  4. Wiktionary: Melany · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Melani

What does the name Melani mean?

Melani means “black, dark (from Greek mélas)”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Melani in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,081 people with the first name Melani, which ranks it number 4,967 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

Is Melani a boy's or a girl's name?

Melani is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,065 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Melani?

Melani is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Melani most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.005% of the state's population is named Melani (563 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Melani?

Melany and Mellany. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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