Melania
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Melania derives from the Greek word μελαινα (melaina) meaning "black, dark"[1] and may refer to:
- Melania Albea (born 1980), 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 Grego (born 1973), 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), Slovenian model and an American socialite
- Melania Lamarck, 1799 is a synonym for Thiara Röding, 1798, a genus of gastropods
- Melania Wallengren, 1863 is a synonym for Siccia Walker, 1854, a genus of lepidoptera
See also
- Phthersigena melania, species of praying mantis native to Australia
- Phyllomacromia melania, species of dragonfly in family Corduliidae
- Red-rimmed melania, small freshwater snail with an operculum, in the family Thiaridae
- Melanie
- Melaina
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