English
Proper noun
Melina
- A female given name.
Finnish
Etymology
From Greek Μελίνα (Melína).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmelinɑ/, [ˈme̞linɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -elinɑ
- Syllabification(key): Me‧li‧na
- Hyphenation(key): Me‧li‧na
Proper noun
Melina
- a female given name
Declension
| Inflection of Melina (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Melina
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Melinat
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| genitive
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Melinan
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Melinoiden
Melinoitten
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| partitive
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Melinaa
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Melinoita
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| illative
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Melinaan
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Melinoihin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Melina
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Melinat
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| accusative
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nom.
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Melina
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Melinat
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| gen.
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Melinan
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| genitive
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Melinan
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Melinoiden
Melinoitten
Melinain rare
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| partitive
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Melinaa
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Melinoita
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| inessive
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Melinassa
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Melinoissa
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| elative
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Melinasta
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Melinoista
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| illative
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Melinaan
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Melinoihin
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| adessive
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Melinalla
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Melinoilla
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| ablative
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Melinalta
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Melinoilta
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| allative
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Melinalle
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Melinoille
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| essive
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Melinana
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Melinoina
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| translative
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Melinaksi
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Melinoiksi
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| abessive
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Melinatta
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Melinoitta
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| instructive
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—
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Melinoin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Melinani
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Melinani
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| accusative
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nom.
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Melinani
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Melinani
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| gen.
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Melinani
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| genitive
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Melinani
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Melinoideni
Melinoitteni
Melinaini rare
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| partitive
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Melinaani
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Melinoitani
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| inessive
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Melinassani
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Melinoissani
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| elative
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Melinastani
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Melinoistani
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| illative
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Melinaani
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Melinoihini
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| adessive
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Melinallani
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Melinoillani
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| ablative
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Melinaltani
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Melinoiltani
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| allative
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Melinalleni
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Melinoilleni
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| essive
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Melinanani
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Melinoinani
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| translative
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Melinakseni
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Melinoikseni
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| abessive
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Melinattani
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Melinoittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Melinoineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Melinasi
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Melinasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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Melinasi
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Melinasi
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| gen.
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Melinasi
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| genitive
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Melinasi
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Melinoidesi
Melinoittesi
Melinaisi rare
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| partitive
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Melinaasi
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Melinoitasi
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| inessive
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Melinassasi
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Melinoissasi
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| elative
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Melinastasi
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Melinoistasi
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| illative
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Melinaasi
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Melinoihisi
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| adessive
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Melinallasi
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Melinoillasi
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| ablative
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Melinaltasi
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Melinoiltasi
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| allative
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Melinallesi
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Melinoillesi
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| essive
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Melinanasi
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Melinoinasi
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| translative
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Melinaksesi
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Melinoiksesi
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| abessive
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Melinattasi
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Melinoittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Melinoinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Melinamme
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Melinamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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Melinamme
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Melinamme
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| gen.
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Melinamme
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| genitive
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Melinamme
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Melinoidemme
Melinoittemme
Melinaimme rare
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| partitive
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Melinaamme
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Melinoitamme
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| inessive
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Melinassamme
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Melinoissamme
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| elative
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Melinastamme
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Melinoistamme
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| illative
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Melinaamme
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Melinoihimme
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| adessive
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Melinallamme
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Melinoillamme
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| ablative
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Melinaltamme
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Melinoiltamme
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| allative
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Melinallemme
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Melinoillemme
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| essive
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Melinanamme
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Melinoinamme
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| translative
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Melinaksemme
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Melinoiksemme
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| abessive
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Melinattamme
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Melinoittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Melinoinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Melinanne
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Melinanne
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| accusative
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nom.
|
Melinanne
|
Melinanne
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| gen.
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Melinanne
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| genitive
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Melinanne
|
Melinoidenne
Melinoittenne
Melinainne rare
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| partitive
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Melinaanne
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Melinoitanne
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| inessive
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Melinassanne
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Melinoissanne
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| elative
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Melinastanne
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Melinoistanne
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| illative
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Melinaanne
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Melinoihinne
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| adessive
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Melinallanne
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Melinoillanne
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| ablative
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Melinaltanne
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Melinoiltanne
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| allative
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Melinallenne
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Melinoillenne
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| essive
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Melinananne
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Melinoinanne
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| translative
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Melinaksenne
|
Melinoiksenne
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| abessive
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Melinattanne
|
Melinoittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Melinoinenne
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| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Melinansa
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Melinansa
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| accusative
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nom.
|
Melinansa
|
Melinansa
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| gen.
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Melinansa
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| genitive
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Melinansa
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Melinoidensa
Melinoittensa
Melinainsa rare
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| partitive
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Melinaansa
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Melinoitaan
Melinoitansa
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| inessive
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Melinassaan
Melinassansa
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Melinoissaan
Melinoissansa
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| elative
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Melinastaan
Melinastansa
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Melinoistaan
Melinoistansa
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| illative
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Melinaansa
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Melinoihinsa
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| adessive
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Melinallaan
Melinallansa
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Melinoillaan
Melinoillansa
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| ablative
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Melinaltaan
Melinaltansa
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Melinoiltaan
Melinoiltansa
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| allative
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Melinalleen
Melinallensa
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Melinoilleen
Melinoillensa
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| essive
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Melinanaan
Melinanansa
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Melinoinaan
Melinoinansa
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| translative
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Melinakseen
Melinaksensa
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Melinoikseen
Melinoiksensa
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| abessive
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Melinattaan
Melinattansa
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Melinoittaan
Melinoittansa
|
| instructive
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—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
Melinoineen
Melinoinensa
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Statistics
- Melina is the 344th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,265 female individuals (and as a middle name to 871 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
German
Etymology
Can be construed as a short form of names like Amelina (Ameline) and Carmelina (Carmela). The modern German usage derives mainly from Greek Μελίνα (Melína), stage name of the Greek actress Melina Mercouri, born Μαρία Αμαλία (María Amalía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [meˈliːna]
- Hyphenation: Me‧li‧na
Proper noun
Melina
- a female given name