Black or dark
Derived from the Greek word 'melaina', meaning dark or black. It was originally used to describe someone with dark hair or a dark complexion and was popularized in the Middle Ages by two saints.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Kind-hearted protagonist in Gone with the Wind · Gone with the Wind
Academy Award-nominated American actress
English singer known as Sporty Spice
English singer known as Scary Spice
American folk singer-songwriter known as Melanie
Award-winning New Zealand actress
French actress and filmmaker
Austrian-British psychoanalyst and pioneer of play therapy
