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- Girl
- Western numerology
- 5
- Indian numerology
- 6
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- 7
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Melanie is a baby name with Filipino, French, Greek, Indian, Latin context. Parents can review its meaning, origin, numerology, sibling ideas, and similar names before adding it to a shortlist. The recorded meaning is black; Dark; Dark Skinned; dressed in black, dark; The black one Dark Famous Bearer: A character in Margaret Mitchell's 'Gone with the Wind.
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