Melania

Melania derives from Greek word μελαινα (melaina) meaning "black, dark"^[1] and may refer to:

• Melania Albea (born 1980), a Swiss figure skater who also competed internationally for Spain
• Melania Carolina Hotu Hey, the provincial governor of Rapa Nui (Easter Island), in Chilean Polynesia
• Melania Dolorico (born 1923), one of only a few female directors in Filipino cinema history
• Melania Grego (born 1973), a female water polo forward from Italy, Olympic gold medallist in 2004
• Melania the Elder (350–410), an influential figure in the Christian ascetic movement
• Melania the Younger (383–439), a Christian saint who lived during the reign of Emperor Flavius Augustus Honorius
• Melania Trump (born 1970), a Slovenian model and an American socialite
• Melania Lamarck, 1799 is a synonym for Thiara Röding, 1798, a genus of gastropods

See also

• Phthersigena melania, a species of praying mantis native to Australia
• Phyllomacromia melania, a species of dragonfly in family Corduliidae
• Red-rimmed melania, a small freshwater snail with an operculum, in the family Thiaridae
• Melanie
• Melaina

Reference list

1. ^ http://www.behindthename.com/name/melanie