Forename Melba

In the world, Melba (Melba , מלבה , Мельба ) is a common feminine first name. The first name Melba is characteristic of Nicaragua, where it is quite a common female name, Guam, and Philippines (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Philippines, the United States, and Nicaragua. Very seldom, Melba is the last name as well as the forename.

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Melba

name מלבה, name Melba, name Melbourne, name Мельба

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Melba	Philippines, Nicaragua, United States, Mexico, Honduras
מלבה	Israel
Мельба	Russia

First names said to be same

Melbourne

First name Melba in the context

Melba is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Melba Walker Shannon , the character in The Mentalist; Melba , the musical character in the musical 70, Girls, 70 by John Kander and Melba Snyder , the musical character in the musical Pal Joey by Richard Rodgers.

Notable namesakes

	melba roy mouton African-American Assistant Chief of Research Programs at NASA, US (b. 1929)
	melba montgomery American musician, US (b. 1938)
	melba pattillo beals American journalist, US (b. 1942)
	melba moore American singer, and actress, US (b. 1945)
	melba farías zambrano Mexican politician, MX (b. 1955)
	melba phillips American physicist and science educator (1907-2004), US (b. 1907)
	melba ruffo Dominican actor, model and television presenter, DO (b. 1963)
	melba ellis claridge bryce (b. 1904)
	melba hildreth dukes gianelloni American artist, US (b. 1914)
	melba marlett (b. 1909)
	melba hernández rodríguez Cuban politician, CU (b. 1921)
	melba rae American actress (1922-1971), US (b. 1922)
	melba alspaugh AAGPBL player, US (b. 1925)
	melba escoba Colombian writer and journalist, CO (b. 1976)
	melba liston American jazz trombonist, musical arranger, and composer, US (b. 1926)

Characteristic surnames

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