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What does Melba mean?
Melba 
▼ as a girls' name. Created as a surname by opera diva Nellie Melba (born Helen Mitchell), named after her hometown, Melbourne Australia. Such was her fame that many dishes were named after her, including Melba Toast and Peach Melba. The city of Melbourne takes its name from British politician William Lamb Melbourne (19th century) and means "border". Actress Melba Moore.
STARTS WITH Mel-
ASSOCIATED WITH surname, opera, british (england), 19th century
Variations
VARIANTS Malva, Mellba, Melva▼
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Melma, ..
(male) Melon, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Melba Kristina (M.K.), ..
How popular is Melba?
Melba is a very popular first name for women (#493 out of 4276, Top 12%) but a rare surname for all people. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Melba entered the list in 1890-1899 and reached its highest rank of #211 in the U.S. during 1920-1929, but is not in the list currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Malva and Melva are the prominent varying forms of Melba. These relations of Melba reached the peak of their popularity in the 1930s (AVERAGE #874), but now, forms such as Melba have become less trendy.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Alba, Beba, Bebba, Elba, Ellba, Keiba, Mala, Malea, Malia▲, Malka▲, Mea, Meara, Mecca, Meda▼, Medea, Media, Meeca, Meeka, Meelia, Meena, Meera▲, Meica, Meira, Mekea, Mel, Mela, Melana, Melesa, Melia, Melida, Melina▲, Melisa▼, Melita, Meliza, Mella, Melli, Melly, Melosa, Melya, Melyta, Mena, Mera, Merla, Merna, Mesa, Meta▼, Meya, Meyta, Mila▲, Milka, Milla, Myla▲, Reba▼, Rebba, Reeba, Reyba and Zeba. These names tend to be less frequently used than Melba.
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