Sorry folks, for all of you that love the pretty feminine name very popular with Italian people…
In medicine, melena or melæna refers to the black, “tarry” feces that are associated with gastrointestinal hemorrhage. I cringe every time I meet a pretty little baby girl who has been given this name.
I also ran into a young woman whose parents thought that “Clitoris” was a pretty name… PARENTS please do your research, put the chosen name into a google searchbox and see what pops up!!
[name_f]Melena[/name_f] sounds like a nice name before I read your meaning. The parents may not have realised and it is very similar to the widely-accepted [name_f]Milena[/name_f].
I honestly wouldn’t care if my name was [name_f]Melena[/name_f]. I’m not in the medical field and don’t think most people would know that. [name_f]Melena[/name_f] isn’t even a legit spelling anyway. [name_f]Melina[/name_f] is the legit spelling. - Meaning, origin and history of the name Melina - Behind the Name. [name_f]Milena[/name_f] is similar but not of the same origin. - Meaning, origin and history of the name Milena - Behind the Name