Melba - Name Meaning, What does Melba mean?
Melba ▼ as a girls' name. Created as a surname by opera diva Nellie Melba (born Helen Mitchell), named after her hometown, Melbourne Australia. Such was her fame that many dishes were named after her, including Melba Toast and Peach Melba. The city of Melbourne takes its name from British politician William Lamb Melbourne (19th century) and means "border". Actress Melba Moore.
Malva and Melva are the prominent varying forms of Melba. These relations of Melba reached the peak of their popularity in the 1920s (AVERAGE #872), but now, forms such as Melba have become less trendy.
Recommended sound-alike names are Alba, Beba, Bebba, Elba, Ellba, Keiba, Mala, Malea, Malia▲, Malka, Mea, Meara, Mecca, Meda▼, Medea, Media, Meeca, Meeka, Meelia, Meena, Meera, Meica, Meira, Mekea, Mel, Mela, Melana, Melesa, Melia, Melida, Melina▲, Melisa▼, Melita, Meliza, Mella, Melli, Melly, Melosa, Melya, Melyta, Mena, Mera, Merla, Merna, Mesa, Meta▼, Meya, Meyta, Mila▲, Milka, Milla, Myla▲, Reba▼, Rebba, Reeba, Reyba and Zeba. These names tend to be less frequently used than Melba.