The baby name Melusina is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced mel-oo-SEE-nuh (ˌmɛluˈsiːnə),mel-uh-SEE-nuh (ˌmɛləˈsiːnə),French: may-lyu-ZEEN (me.ly.zin).
The baby name Melusina is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced mel-oo-SEE-nuh (ˌmɛluˈsiːnə),mel-uh-SEE-nuh (ˌmɛləˈsiːnə),French: may-lyu-ZEEN (me.ly.zin).
Melusina is French, Latin in Origin.
Melusina is the Latinized and German form of French Mélusine, the name of a water spirit in medieval Romance folklore linked to the House of Lusignan in Poitou. The etymology is uncertain: many see a folk reshaping of Mère Lusine (“Mother of Lusignan”), while others connect it to the Lusignan place-name. No settled literal meaning is known, beyond its associations with springs, rivers, and metamorphosis.
As a given name, Melusina appears in late medieval romances, notably Jean d’Arras’s Roman de Mélusine (c. 1393), and spread through European translations, including the Spanish La historia de la linda Melusina. It entered real use among German and Central European nobility in the early modern era and later in literary circles (e.g., Melusina Fay Peirce). Variants include Mélusine (French), Melusine (English/German), Melusina (German/Latinized/Italian), and Melosina (older Spanish). Short forms Melu, Sine, and Lina are plausible; modern usage is rare but sees occasional revival.
Melusina is exceptionally rare. Our whole dataset turns up only 5 recorded uses, across 5 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
Melusina is popular in 5 countries — most recent births per country:
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