Updated October 2026
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French and Spanish
"rose and honey"
A French surname turned Spanish masculine given name, Rosamel likely derives from the combination of rose + Greek mel "honey". As a surname, it was borne by a 19th century French naval officer with…
Latin
"honey"
This name — also seen as Mellonia — belonged to the Roman goddess of bees and bee-keeping, said to encourage the supply of honey.
Latin, Cornish
"better; honey"
Unusual and lush Roman name adopted, improbably, by the Puritans. The Cornish version, pronounced mel-YOHR-ah, has been in use since the 13th century.
French form of Melina, Greek
"bee, honey"
More popularly appearing as Méline, which has ranked in the French charts since the 90s, Mélinne is a pretty variant of Melina, with the same honey sweet meaning. Pronounced as MEH-LEEN, it is…
A light and lovely variation of Melina, in the French Top 500 since the 90s. Most popular between 2004 and 2014, around the same time Melina came into style in the US. Mélinne is an alternative…
Tupi
"honey lips"
Popular in Brazil in the early half of the 20th century, Iracema derives from the Indigenous Tupi–Guarani language, and likely gained attention due to its use in the classic 1865 novel by José de…
Diminutive of Abigail or Gobnait
"my father is joyful; honey bee"
Cutesy nickname Nabby has two possible origins — it has been used as a nickname for Biblical Abigail as seen with the daughter of former president and founding father John Adams, Abigail "Nabby"…
Basque
"sweet honey"
A sweet and pretty Basque name with a touch of elegance too, Estiñe derives from the word ezti meaning "sweet honey" in Basque. Esti is another form, which coincides with a Hebrew short of of Esther.
This name — also seen as Mellona — belonged to the Roman goddess of bees and bee-keeping, said to encourage the supply of honey.