Gender Feminine
Usage History (Ecclesiastical)
Scripts Μελιτίνη(Greek)
Other Forms FormsMelitine, Melitina, Meletini
Meaning & History
Of debated origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from Greek μέλι (meli) "honey" and a feminine form of Meletios. Saint Melitini was a martyr blessed with the gift of wonderworking who lived in the city of Marcianopolis in Thrace during the rule of the emperor Antoninus Pius ((138-161).