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What does Melani mean?
Melani 
▲ as a girls' name has its root in Greek, and the meaning of the name Melani is "black, dark". Melani is a variant form of Melanie (Greek).
STARTS WITH Mel-
Variations
VARIANTS Milena▲, Melony, Melonnie, Melonie, Meloni, Mellony, Melloney, Mellanie, Melany, Melannie, Melanney, Melaniya, Melania▲, Melaney, Melanee, Melana, Melainey, Melaina, Malanie, Malaney
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA MELANIE Mel, Mela, Melaine, Melantha, Mella, Melli, Mellie▼, Melly
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Melani Maiya (M.M.), ..
How popular is Melani?
Melani is a somewhat popular first name for females (#3359 out of 4276, Top 79%) and also a somewhat popular surname for both adults and children (#93006 out of 150436, Top 62%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Melani entered the list in 1960-1969 and reached its peak position of #1175 in the U.S. in the year 2018. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Melanie (#105 A YEAR AGO), Melany (#615), Milena (#804), Melania (#1081), Melaine, Mella, Mellie, Melonie and Melony are the prominent variation forms of Melani (#1175). These relations of Melani were popular as birth names 48 years ago (USAGE OF 0.37%) and are somewhat less popular today (USAGE 0.24%, DOWN 34.6%). Melanie has been the most prominent, though Milena has become trendy as well, while Mellie has become less popular.
Similar Names
Melani▲ is pronounced similarly to Malana, Malena, Malina, Meleana, Meleena, Melina▲, Mellina, Milana▲, Miliana and Miliani. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Ailani▲, Alani▲, Delana, Delane, Delanie, Delany, Helana, Iolani, Jelani, Kalani▲, Keilani▲, Lalani, Leilani▲, Leland, Maelynn, Megan▼, Melene, Meline, Melodi, Mylene, Nalani▲, Noelani, Raelani, Talani and Ulani. These names tend to be less commonly used than Melani.
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