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Mylinda
How to Pronounce Mylinda
Pronounced muh-LIN-duh /məˈlɪn.də/Medium
Meaning: Mylinda is a respelling of Melinda, an eighteenth-century coinage joining Greek meli, 'honey', with the fashionable -inda ending of Belinda and Lucinda. Swapping the first vowel to My- personalizes the look while keeping Melinda's sweet 'honey' sense.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Mylinda respells Melinda, which married Greek meli, 'honey', to the -inda ending seen in Belinda and Lucinda. Melinda surged in the mid-twentieth century, and personalized spellings like Mylinda multiplied alongside it.
Mylinda was always uncommon, reaching only a few dozen girls a year at its late-1950s peak, and it thinned out toward the end of the century. It is a variant rather than a separate name; Melinda has a gentle vintage appeal, but the Mylinda spelling reads as a period respelling.
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What does the name Mylinda mean?
Mylinda is a respelling of Melinda, blending Greek meli ('honey') with the -inda ending of Belinda.
How do you pronounce Mylinda?
It's said muh-LIN-duh /məˈlɪn.də/ — three syllables, stress on the middle.
Is Mylinda a boy or girl name?
Mylinda is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Mylinda?
Mylinda has always been uncommon in the U.S., a respelling of Melinda most seen in the nineteen-fifties.