The baby name Melusine is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced English: MEL-oo-seen (ˈmɛl.uː.siː or ˈmɛləsiː); French: mé-lyu-ZEEN (me.ly.zin).
Melusine is French in Origin.
The baby name Melusine is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced English: MEL-oo-seen (ˈmɛl.uː.siː or ˈmɛləsiː); French: mé-lyu-ZEEN (me.ly.zin).
Melusine is French in Origin.
Melusine is a medieval French literary name borne by the enchantress-water spirit of Jean d’Arras’s late 14th‑century romance, in which she founds the house of Lusignan and appears as a serpent- or fish‑tailed woman. From France the name traveled into German and British aristocratic circles (notably Ehrengard Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal, 1667–1743), and today it sees modest use in France, Belgium, and other Francophone regions, with rare appearance in the Anglophone world. The two‑tailed mermaid emblem associated with Melusine remains a potent cultural image.
Its linguistic origin is uncertain: scholars have proposed Gallo‑Romance or Celtic roots and connections to the toponym Lusignan; folk links to Greek melissa “bee” are unproven. Variants include Mélusine (standard French), Melusine (English), and Melusina (Latinized/German). Diminutives such as Mélu, Lusi, or Sina occur. The name’s sense rests more in myth - “water‑spirit, enchantress” - than in a fixed literal meaning.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | Girls | 2016 | #404 | 5 | 3,228 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 |
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