Melisende

Melisende, even Melisande or Melisendis, is a woman's name, which occurred in the Middle Ages often in France. It is derived from the name of the Ostrogothic queen Amalasuntha ( 525-536 ) of the dynasty of Amali ago, probably meaning gentle transition from Germanic mel, sweet, mild, and sinpa, SINPS of Gothic,, way, passage, expedition '.

The best-known bearer of the name is Melisende ( 1105-1160/61 ), Queen of Jerusalem, daughter of King Baldwin II, Wife of King Fulk and mother of kings, Baldwin III. and Amalric I..

Melisende of Jerusalem is named after her grandmother, Melisende de Montlhery from a younger branch of the Montmorency family in which this name appears more than once.

End of the 19th century, the name by Maurice Maeterlinck for his drama Pelléas et Mélisande was picked up.

Famous names winners

  • Melisende (Tripoli ) (* 1143 )
  • Melisende (Jerusalem ) ( 1105-1160/1161 ), Queen of Jerusalem

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  • Female first name
Amali dynasty Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem Baldwin II of Jerusalem Fulk, King of Jerusalem Baldwin III of Jerusalem Amalric I of Jerusalem Acting Melisende of Tripoli
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