Baby name
Melisende
/MEL · ih · send/
Meaning
“Brave and strong”
Old French form of Millicent, from the Gothic name Amalaswintha, combining elements meaning 'brave' and 'strong'.
How it ages.
Historic and regal, an ornate pick for parents drawn to medieval queens rather than everyday names.
The cultural moment.
A medieval name borne by a 12th-century queen of Jerusalem; very rarely given today.