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Melinda is a feminine
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Etymology

The modern name ''Melinda'' is a combination of "Mel" with the suffix "-inda". "Mel" can be derived from names such as
Melanie Melanie is a feminine given name derived from the Greek language, Greek μελανία (melania), "blackness" and that from μέλας (melas), meaning "dark".Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...
, or from Melina meaning "sweet like honey" or from
Melissa Melissa is a feminine given name. The name comes from the Greek language, Greek word μέλισσα (''mélissa''), "bee", which in turn comes from μέλι (''meli''), "honey". In Hittite language, Hittite, ''melit'' signifies "honey". Meliss ...
(μέλισσα) meaning "honeybee" in Greek. It is also associated with the Greek word ''meli'', meaning "honey", and with
Linda Linda is an English feminine given name, derived from the Spanish word , meaning "pretty." Linda may also refer to: Names * Linda (given name), a female given name (including a list of people and fictional characters so named) * Linda (singer) ...
, from "lind" meaning "gentle, soft, tender" in the
Germanic languages The Germanic languages are a branch of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family spoken natively by a population of about 515 million people mainly in Europe, North America, Oceania, and Southern Africa. The most widely spoke ...
.''The Best Baby Name Book in the Whole Wide World'' (1984) by Bruce Lansky


Pronunciation

The typical English pronunciation of Melinda is . In Hungarian, the stress is on the first syllable: .


Notable people


Academics

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Malinda Carpenter Malinda Carpenter, Ph.D, FRSE is a professor of developmental psychology at the University of St Andrews, an international researcher specialising in infant and child communications, prosocial behaviour and group reactions, in how people learn ...
, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, child development psychology researcher *
Melinda H. Keefe Melinda H. Keefe is a research and development director at the Dow Chemical Company, where she works on architectural coatings. She helped to develop the award-winning Evoque pre-composite polymer platform, reducing usage. Keefe also leads a c ...
, American art restorer *
Melinda Mills Melinda Mills, (born 1969) is a professor of Demography and Population Health at the University of Oxford and Nuffield College where she is Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science and Demographic Science Unit. She also holds ...
, British sociologist *
Melinda Takeuchi Melinda Takeuchi is an American academic, author, and Japanologist. She is a Professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures and the Department of Art History at Stanford University. Early life Takeuchi grew up in what was then rur ...
, American art historian * Melinda Tan, Singaporean linguist *
Melinda Wortz Melinda Wortz (April 30, 1940 – February 6, 2002) was an art historian, art critic, gallery director, and art collector based in Southern California. Early life and education Melinda Jane Farris was born in 1940, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Her fath ...
, American art historian


Actors

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Melinda Clarke Melinda Patrice Clarke (born April 24, 1969) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Faith Taylor on the soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' (1989–1990), Julie Cooper on Fox's teen drama series '' The O.C.'' (2003–2007), Lady Heath ...
, American actress * Melinda Y. Cohen, American actress * Melinda "Mindy" Cohn, American actress *
Melinda Culea Melinda Culea (born May 5, 1955) is an American actress. Early life Culea was born on May 5, 1955, in Western Springs, Illinois. She worked as a model before acting.Dangaard, Colin (1983) "Melinda Culea: The Struggle Goes on", ''Milwaukee Jo ...
, American actress *
Melinda Dillon Melinda Ruth Dillon (October 13, 1939 – January 9, 2023) was an American actress. She received a 1963 Tony Award nomination for her Broadway debut in the original production of '' Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'', and she was nominated for th ...
, American actress * Melinda O. Fee, American actress *
Melinda Kinnaman Melinda Rosalie Kinnaman (born 9 November 1971) is a Swedish-American actress. Early life Kinnaman is a dual citizen of Sweden and the United States. Kinnaman was born in Stockholm, Sweden, to American parents Dee and Steve Kinnaman. Her fathe ...
, Swedish actress *
Melinda Marx Melinda Marie Marx (born August 14, 1946) is an American former actress, singer, and musician who had a brief movie career. She is the daughter and only living child of Groucho Marx and his second wife, Kay Marvis Gorcey. Life and work Marx ...
, American actress and daughter of
Groucho Marx Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx (; October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977) was an American comedian, actor, writer, and singer who performed in films and vaudeville on television, radio, and the stage. He is considered one of America's greatest comed ...
*
Melinda McGraw Melinda McGraw (born October 25, 1968) is an American actress. She has appeared in movies such as ''The Dark Knight'' (2008), ''Wrongfully Accused'' (1998), and '' Skateland'' (2010), and is also known for her television performances on ''Mad Men ...
, American actress *
Melinda Messenger Melinda Jane Messenger (born 23 February 1971) is an English television presenter and former glamour photography, glamour model and Page Three girl. She presented the magazine programme ''Live from Studio Five'' and was formerly the co-Televisio ...
, English model and TV presenter *
Melinda Mullins Melinda Mullins (born April 20, 1958) is an American former film, television and theatre actress. Early life and education She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in the Romance languages from Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts ...
, American actress *
Melinda Page Hamilton Melinda Page Hamilton (born August 22, 1974) is an American actress, best known for her role as Odessa Burakov in the Lifetime comedy-drama series ''Devious Maids'', and for her leading role in the independent film '' Sleeping Dogs Lie'' (2006) ...
, American actress *
Melinda Shankar Melinda Leanna Shankar (born February 18, 1992) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for starring as Alli Bhandari in the television series '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' (2008–2015) and as Indira "Indie" Mehta in the YTV series ''Ho ...
, Canadian actress *
Melinda Sullivan Melinda Sullivan (born September 30, 1987) is an American dancer, choreographer and actress. She is known for her work on the U.S. version of ''So You Think You Can Dance'', where she was a contestant in the television series' seventh season, an ...
, American dancer and actress *
Melinda Sward Melinda Sward is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Pretty Crane on soap opera '' Passions'' (2007–2008). Career She portrayed Pretty Crane on soap opera '' Passions'' from July 30, 2007 to June 30, 2008. She had gues ...
, American actress *
Malinda Williams Malinda Williams (born September 24, 1970) is an American actress and producer. She began her career on television, before appearing in films ''A Thin Line Between Love and Hate'' (1996), ''High School High'' (1996), and ''The Wood'' (1999). Fr ...
, American actress


Artists

* Melinda Bordelon, American painter *
Melinda Doring ''Melinda Doring'' is an Australian production designer and former costume designer. She has won the AACTA Award for Best Production Design four times and been nominated twice more. Career In reviews of '' Home Song Stories'' (2007), ''Variety ...
, Australian costume designer *
Melinda Rackham Melinda Rackham is an Australian writer, artist and curator. She is currently an adjunct research professor at the University of South Australia. Education and early art Rackham studied sculpture and performance at the College of Fine Arts i ...
, Australian artist


Entertainers

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Melinda Bam Melinda Bam (born 13 May 1989) is a South African TV host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss South Africa 2011, becoming the official representative of her country to Miss Universe 2012. She has a swimwear line called B ...
South African model and beauty pageant titleholder *
Melinda Ledbetter Melinda Kae Ledbetter (October 3, 1946 – January 30, 2024) was an American talent manager who was the second wife and longtime manager of Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys. Before her marriage, she also worked as a model and car saleswoman. Ledbe ...
, wife and manager of
Brian Wilson Brian Douglas Wilson (June 20, 1942 – June 11, 2025) was an American musician, songwriter, singer and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. Often Brian Wilson is a genius, called a genius for his novel approaches to pop compositio ...
* Malinda Kathleen Reese, American YouTube personality, actress and singer *
Melinda Saxe Melinda Saxe (born March 6, 1965) is a magician from Las Vegas, Nevada. She is best known for her television performances and Las Vegas stage shows in which she was billed as "the First Lady of Magic". She often is associated with the Drill of D ...
, American magician


Lawyers

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Melinda Haag Melinda L. Haag (born 1961) is a San Francisco-based litigator and former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California. Early life and education In 1983, Haag graduated from the University of California, San Diego with a Bachelor's de ...
, former US attorney *
Melinda Harmon Melinda Sue Harmon (born November 1, 1946) is an inactive senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, best known as the lead judge in the subsequently overruled Arthur Andersen trial ...
, US judge *
Melinda Taylor Melinda Taylor is an Australian criminal lawyer who was arrested and detained in Libya in 2012 after being assigned by the International Criminal Court to defend Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of Muammar Gaddafi. Early life and education Taylor ...
, Australian ICC lawyer


Musicians

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Melinda Ademi Melinda Ademi (; born 19 November 1995), also known mononymously as Melinda, is a Kosovo-Albanian and American rapper and singer. Early life Melinda Ademi was born on 19 November 1995 into an Albanian family in the city of Mitrovica, Kosovo ...
, Albanian singer *
Melinda Caroll Melinda Caroll (born April 4, 1952, Jacksonville, Florida) is a singer, composer, record producer, recording artist, and lifetime Member of Girl Scouts. She has created and produced music for Girl Scouts since 1989. Caroll sang background voc ...
, American singer *
Melinda Doolittle Melinda Marie Doolittle (born October 6, 1977) is an American singer who finished as the third place finalist on the sixth season of ''American Idol''. Prior to her appearance on ''American Idol'', Doolittle worked as a professional back-up sin ...
, American singer and ''American Idol'' contestant *
Melinda Kistétényi Melinda Kistétényi (25 July 1926 – 20 October 1999) was a Hungarians, Hungarian classical organist, composer and chorus master known for her improvisations. She worked as a professor of music at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest fo ...
, Hungarian organist *
Melinda Maxwell Melinda Maxwell (born 1953 in London) is an English oboist and composer. She is principal oboist of the ensemble Endymion and the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, and a regularly principal of the London Sinfonietta. She has been an academic t ...
, English oboist and composer *
Melinda O'Neal Melinda O'Neal is a conductor of choral and choral-orchestral music, professor emerita of music, and author. O'Neal was music director and conductor of the Handel Society of Dartmouth College (oratorio society of 100 student and community voices) 1 ...
, American conductor *
Malinda Jackson Parker Malinda Jackson Parker ( 1903 – 1978) was a Liberian singer and pianist. She composed her own music and recorded the album ''The Liberian Landmark Joy'' around 1971. She served a term in the House of Representatives of Liberia representing Mont ...
, Liberian singer and politician *
Melinda Schneider Melinda Schneider (born Melinda-Jane Bean; 7 October 1971) is an Australian country music singer. She has been performing since she was three and sang with her mother, yodelling country artist Mary Schneider, on the album ''The Magic of Yodell ...
, Australian Country Singer * Melinda Watts, American singer and musician


Philanthropists

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Melinda Gates Melinda French Gates (born Melinda Ann French; August 15, 1964) is an American philanthropist. Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, she was educated at Ursuline Academy of Dallas, Duke University, and Duke's Fuqua School of Business. Shortly afte ...
, philanthropist and ex-wife of
Bill Gates William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American businessman and philanthropist. A pioneer of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, he co-founded the software company Microsoft in 1975 with his childhood friend ...


Politicians

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Malinda Brumfield White Malinda Grace Brumfield White (born April 1967) is an American businesswoman and a former Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. She previously ran as an Independent politician, independent ...
(born 1967), American politician *
Melinda Bush Melinda Bush (born March 18, 1956) is a member of the Illinois Senate for the 31st district. The 31st district spans northern Lake County, Illinois, Lake County and includes all or parts of Zion, Illinois, Zion, Round Lake, Illinois, Round Lake, R ...
, Illinois senator *
Melinda Katz Melinda R. Katz (born August 29, 1965) is an American attorney and politician from New York City, serving as District Attorney of Queens since January 1, 2020. A Democrat, she previously served as the Queens Borough President. Katz was also a ...
, New York politician *
Melinda MacLean Melinda Jane MacLean (née McLellan; January 19, 1946) is a former Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Colchester in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1974 to 1978. She was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Part ...
, Canadian politician *
Melinda Pavey Melinda Jane Pavey (; born 1969), is a former Australian politician. Pavey had been a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 2015 to 2023, representing the seat of Oxley for The Nationals. She was previously a member of the Ne ...
, Australian politician *
Melinda Schwegmann Melinda Burge Schwegmann (born October 25, 1946) is an American politician. In 1991, outspending incumbent Paul Hardy by almost two to one in total and being in a runoff with him with David Duke at the top of the Louisiana GOP ticket, she defea ...
, Louisiana state representative and lieutenant-governor *
Melinda Smyser Melinda S. Smyser (born October 29, 1958) is an American politician who served as a member of the Idaho Senate from 2009 to 2012, representing District 11. Smyser previously served as Director of the Idaho Department of Labor and currently serves ...
, Idaho senator *
Melinda Széky-Sztrémi Melinda Széky-Sztrémi (née ''Sztrémi''; born 16 March 1958) is a Hungarian educator and politician, mayor of Salgótarján from 2006 to 2014 and also a member of the National Assembly (MP) for Salgótarján (Nógrád County Nógrád (, ; ...
, Hungarian politician


Reporters

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Melinda Murphy Melinda Murphy was born in December 1963. She is the General Manager of Planet Murph Media. Her two main clients are VanMedia Group where she is a senior media trainer who teaches communication skills to executives, and American Association of Sin ...
, American reporter


Scientists

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Melinda Estes Melinda L. Estes is president and CEO of Saint Luke's Health System, based in the bi-state Kansas City-metro area. Estes is a board-certified neurologist and neuropathologist. Prior to joining Saint Luke's Health System in September 2011, she se ...
, American neuropathologist


Sportswomen

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Melinda Cooper Melinda "La Maravilla" Cooper (born 6 March 1985) is an American former professional boxer who held the WIBA and IBA flyweight titles and challenged for the IBF super-bantamweight championship during her 12-year career. She is a member of the ...
, American boxer *
Melinda Copp Melinda Copp (born July 7, 1962), later known by her married name Melinda Harrison, is a former competitive swimmer from Canada. A native of London, Ontario, she attended the University of Michigan where she was the women's captain of the Michig ...
, Canadian swimmer *
Melinda Czink Melinda Czink (born 22 October 1982) is a former professional tennis player from Hungary. On 21 September 2009, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 37. Czink reached two WTA Tour singles finals. In 2005, she lost to Ana I ...
, Hungarian tennis player *
Melinda Gainsford-Taylor Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (born 1 October 1971 in Narromine, New South Wales) is a retired Australian athlete, who specialised in sprint events. In 1995 Gainsford-Taylor won the World Indoor championship over 200 m. During her career she als ...
, Australian athlete *
Melinda Geiger Melinda Anamaria Geiger (born 28 March 1987) is a Romanian handball player who is playing for CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud and the Romanian national team. Geiger announced her retirement in February 2019 at the age of 31 citing recurring ...
, Romanian handballer * Melinda Hale, American handball player *
Mélinda Hennaoui Melinda Raissa Hennaoui (born March 18, 1990) is an Algerian female volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's c ...
, Algerian volleyball player *
Melinda Henshaw Melinda Henshaw (born 1 February 1977 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand) is a New Zealand yachtswoman. She competed for New Zealand at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of A ...
, New Zealand yachtswoman *
Melinda Jacques Melinda Jacques (née Szabó; former Melinda Tóthné Szabó; born 13 October 1971) is a Hungarians, Hungarian born French team handball, handball player. She played many years for Vasas SC (women's handball), Vasas and the French club Metz Handb ...
, French handball player *
Melinda Kunhegyi Melinda Kunhegyi (born December 1, 1965) is a Canadian former competitive pair skater. With her skating partner, Lyndon Johnston, she is the 1981 Prague Skate champion, the 1981 Grand Prix International St. Gervais champion, and a two-time Canad ...
, Canadian figure skater * Melinda McLeod, Australian BMX cyclist *
Melinda Padovano Melinda Padovano (born January 28, 1987), better known by her ring name, Alicia, is an American professional wrestler. She has appeared for Shimmer Women Athletes, Women Superstars Uncensored, and has appeared for many independent promotions in t ...
, American wrestler * Melinda Pastrovics, Hungarian handballer *
Melinda Patyi Melinda Patyi is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. She won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a two golds (K-2 200 m: 2003, K-4 200 m: 2006) and a silver (K-4 200 m: 2007 2 ...
, Hungarian canoeist *
Melinda Sun Melinda Sun (born 23 February 1995) is an Australian badminton player. In 2013, she won the bronze medal at the Oceania Junior Championships in the mixed doubles event partnered with Pit Seng Low. In 2016, she won the silver medal at the Ocea ...
, Australian badminton player *
Melinda Szikora Melinda Szikora (born 19 November 1988) is a Hungarian handball goalkeeper playing for SG BBM Bietigheim. Achievements * Hungarian Championship: **''Gold Medallist'': 2015 *Hungarian Cup: **''Gold Medallist'': 2017 **''Silver Medallist'': 2014, ...
, Hungarian handballer * Melinda Szik, Hungarian weightlifter * Melinda Szvorda, Hungarian footballer * Melinda Vernon, Australian triathlete *
Melinda Vincze Melinda Vincze (born 12 November 1983) is a Hungarian former handballer who played for Dunaújvárosi KKA and the Hungarian national team. She made her international debut on 3 March 2007 against Norway. Achievements * Nemzeti Bajnokság I: ...
, Hungarian handballer *
Melinda Wang Melinda Wang (born December 18, 1990; ) is a Taiwanese-American figure skater who competed internationally for Taiwan in ladies' single skating, singles. She is a two-time (2008, 2011) Taiwanese national champion. She competed in the free skate a ...
, Taiwanese figure skater *
Melinda Watpool Melinda Watpool (born 30 April 1989) is a Canadian professional boxer who has challenged for the WBO female super-middleweight title. As an amateur she represented her country at two World Championships. Career After an amateur career featuring ...
, Canadian boxer *
Melinda Young Melinda Jane Young (born 20 August 1971) is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia. She was born in Melbourne, Victoria. She was part of the silver medal-winning Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team at the 2004 Summer P ...
, Australia basketball


Writers

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Melinda Camber Porter Melinda Camber Porter (18 September 1953 – 9 October 2008)Melinda Camber Porter, 1953 ...
, British author, poet and painter *
Melinda Gebbie Melinda Gebbie (born 1947) is an American comics artist and writer, known for her participation in the underground comix movement. She is also known for creating the controversial work ''Fresca Zizis'' and her contributions to '' Wimmen's Com ...
, American comic author and artist * Melinda Hammond, British romance novelist *
Melinda Haynes Melinda Haynes (born December 3, 1955) is an American novelist. She grew up in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. For much of her adult life she was a painter. In 1999, she wrote her first published novel, ''Mother of Pearl'', while living in a mobile hom ...
, American novelist *
Melinda Hsu Taylor Melinda Hsu (a.k.a. Melinda Hsu-Taylor) is an American television writer and producer, co-creator and showrunner of ''Tom Swift'' and showrunner of ''Nancy Drew'' for the CW Network. Hsu is well known for her work on the ABC series '' Lost''. S ...
, American TV writer and producer *
Malinda Lo Malinda Lo is an American writer of young adult novels including '' Ash'', ''Huntress'', ''Adaptation'', ''Inheritance,'' ''A Line in the Dark'', and '' Last Night at the Telegraph Club''. She also does research on diversity in young adult litera ...
, American author * Melinda Lopez, American playwright *
Melinda Metz Melinda Metz (born March 7, 1962) is an American author of young adult books as well as a series for adults. Her series '' Roswell High'', about teenage aliens, serves as the basis of The WB television series '' Roswell'' and The CW television ...
, American children's author * Melinda Nadj Abonji, Hungarian writer and performance artist *
Melinda Rankin Melinda Rankin (March 21, 1811 – December 6/7, 1888) was a 19th-century American Presbyterian missionary, teacher, and writer. Born in New England, she found her life work in Mexico, opening the first Protestant mission in Mexico in 1866. She de ...
(1811–1888), American missionary, teacher, and writer *
Melinda Smith Melinda Smith (born 1971) is an Australian poet. Smith won the poetry section of the Prime Minister's Literary Awards in 2014 for her collection ''Drag Down to Unlock or Place an Emergency Call''. The award citation said, "From its range of techn ...
, Australian poet *
Melinda M. Snodgrass Melinda Marilyn Snodgrass (born November 27, 1951) is an American science fiction writer for print and television. In February 2021 Melinda was the Screenwriting Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker at the 39th annual Life, the Universe, & Everyt ...
, American science fiction writer * Melinda Tankard Reist, Australian writer and social campaigner *
Melinda Wagner Melinda Jane Wagner (born 1957 in Philadelphia) is a US composer, and winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize in music. Her undergraduate degree is from Hamilton College. She received her graduates degrees from University of Chicago and University of P ...
, American composer and Pulitzer Prize winner


Other

* Melinda Loveless, American teenager convicted for her role in the 1992
murder of Shanda Sharer Shanda Renée Sharer (June 6, 1979 – January 11, 1992) was an American girl who was tortured and burned to death in Madison, Indiana, by four teenage girls. She was 12 years old at the time of her death. The crime attracted international atten ...


In popular culture


In film and television

*''
Melinda (film) ''Melinda'' is a 1972 American drama film directed by Hugh A. Robertson and written by Lonne Elder III. The film stars Calvin Lockhart, Rosalind Cash, Vonetta McGee, Paul Stevens (actor), Paul Stevens, Rockne Tarkington and Ross Hagen. The film w ...
'', American film, 1972 *''
Melinda and Melinda ''Melinda and Melinda'' is a 2004 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. The film is set in Manhattan and stars Radha Mitchell as the protagonist Melinda, in two storylines; one tragic and the other comic. It premiered ...
'', American film, 2005 *
Melinda Gordon Melinda Irene Gordon is the title character of the American paranormal television series ''Ghost Whisperer'' created by John Gray. Gordon was portrayed by American actress Jennifer Love Hewitt. Character background Melinda Gordon (Jennifer Love ...
,
Jennifer Love Hewitt Jennifer Love Hewitt (born February 21, 1979) is an American actress, producer and singer. Hewitt began her career as a child actress and singer, appearing in national television commercials before joining the cast of the Disney Channel serie ...
's character from ''
Ghost Whisperer ''Ghost Whisperer'' is an American supernatural television series, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005, to May 21, 2010. The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon ( Jennifer Love Hewitt), who has the ability to see and communicate w ...
'' *Melinda from '' The Real World: Austin'' *
Melinda Warren ''Charmed'' is an American television series that was originally broadcast by The WB for eight seasons from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006. The series narrative follows a trio of sisters, known as the Charmed Ones, the most powerful good w ...
and Melinda Halliwell, from TV show ''
Charmed ''Charmed'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television, with Brad Kern serving as showrunner. The series was originally broadc ...
'' * Melinda Warner,
Medical examiner The medical examiner is an appointed official in some American jurisdictions who is trained in pathology and investigates deaths that occur under unusual or suspicious circumstances, to perform post-mortem examinations, and in some jurisdicti ...
on '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' *Melinda Cramer,
character Character or Characters may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''Character'' (novel), a 1936 Dutch novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk * ''Characters'' (Theophrastus), a classical Greek set of character sketches attributed to Theoph ...
on ''
One Life to Live ''One Life to Live'' (often abbreviated as ''OLTL'') is an American soap opera broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as ...
'' *
Melinda May Melinda Qiaolian May, also known as The Cavalry, is a fictional character that originated in the Marvel Cinematic Universe before appearing in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen, first appea ...
from ''
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ''Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' is an American television series created by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, and Maurissa Tancharoen for ABC based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement, ...
'' * "Melinda" (''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.''), episode *Melinda, a centaur from the Disney movie ''
Fantasia Fantasia may refer to: Film and television * ''Fantasia'' (1940 film), an animated musical film produced by Walt Disney ** '' Fantasia 2000'', a sequel to the 1940 film * ''Fantasia'' (2004 film), a Hong Kong comedy film * ''Fantasia'' (201 ...
''


In music

*"Melinda" by
Curved Air Curved Air are an English progressive rock group formed in 1970 by musicians from mixed artistic backgrounds, including classical, folk and electronic sound. The resulting sound of the band is a mixture of progressive rock, folk rock, and fu ...
, on the album ''Retrospective'' *"Melinda" by
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were an American rock band formed in Gainesville, Florida, in 1976. The band originally comprised lead singer and rhythm guitarist Tom Petty, lead guitarist Mike Campbell, keyboardist Benmont Tench, drummer ...


In literature

*Melinda, wife of Bánk in
József Katona József Katona (11 November 1791, Kecskemét – 16 April 1830, Kecskemét) was a Hungarian playwright and poet, creator of the Hungarian historical tragedy '' Bánk bán''. Biography József Katona was born and died in Kecskemét. He stud ...
's legendary historical tragedy ''
Bánk bán Bánk is a village and municipality in the comitat of Nógrád, Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the nor ...
'' *Melinda ("Lindy") in the book ''
The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles ''The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles'' is a children's novel written by Julie Edwards, the married name of singer and actress Dame Julie Andrews. More recent editions credit the book to "Julie Andrews Edwards". Plot summary Three sibling ...
'' by
Julie Andrews Dame Julie Andrews (born Julia Elizabeth Wells; 1 October 1935) is an English actress, singer, and author. She has garnered numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over eight decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Fi ...
* Melinda Sordino, main character of the book '' Speak'' (1999) by
Laurie Halse Anderson Laurie Halse Anderson (born Laurie Beth Halse; October 23, 1961) is an American writer, known for children's and young adult novels. She received the Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 2010 for her contributio ...
*Melinda, porn star mentioned in the book ''
Snow Snow consists of individual ice crystals that grow while suspended in the atmosphere—usually within clouds—and then fall, accumulating on the ground where they undergo further changes. It consists of frozen crystalline water througho ...
'' by
Orhan Pamuk Ferit Orhan Pamuk (born 7 June 1952; ) is a Turkish novelist, screenwriter, academic, and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature. One of Turkey's most prominent novelists, he has sold over 13 million books in 63 languages, making him ...
*Melinda, picture book written by
Neil Gaiman Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman (; born Neil Richard Gaiman; 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, audio theatre, and screenplays. His works include the comic series ''The Sandman (comic book), The Sandma ...
and illustrated by Dagmara Matusak


In geography

* Melinda Airport, Belize


See also

*


References

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Notes

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