Melanie

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There are many famous people named Melanie, such as:

• Melanie Brown, a Spice Girl.
• Melanie Chisholm, a Spice Girl.
• Melanie Griffith, an American actress.
• Melanie Johnson, a British politician.
• Melanie Martinez, a television and stage actress.
• Melanie Safka, an American songwriter (usually known simply as Melanie), best known for "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" and "Brand New Key".
• Melanie Thornton, singer (former singer of La Bouche).
• Melanie Wilkes, a fictional character from the 1936 book Gone with the Wind and the 1939 film of the same name.
• Melanie Marcus, a character from Queer as Folk.

Other uses

• Mélanie, 1984 album by Céline Dion.
• "Melanie" (song), song by "Weird Al" Yankovic.
• ""Melanie" (Toto song)", song by Toto.
• ""Melanie" (Guster song)", song on Guster's album Goldfly.
• Melanie, name of a French rocket engine.

Pronounced MEL-a-nee (English), ME-lah-nee (German)

This was the name of a Roman saint who gave all her wealth to charity in the 5th century.

In 2005, the name Melanie was ranked #92

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