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Melinda (female)

Pet Name(s):Linda (F) Mel (F)
Derivative of:Mel (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

English from the pet name Mel [q.v.] with the addition of the feminine suffix -inda.
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