I don't much like
Melinda. The "inda" suffix seems very articial to me.
Melany, or even the trendier
Melissa, would be more clasic.
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"I marmaladed a slice of toast with something of a flourish, and I don't suppose I have ever come much closer to saying 'Tra-la-la as I did the lathering, for I was feeling in mid-season form this morning."
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El