Melinda /me-lin-da/ [3 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced ma-LIN-dah. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Melinda is sweet. Modern name coined in the 18th century from the word melitus.Kreatif forms: Mclinda, Melinma.harted below is the baby name popularity of Melinda for girls. Melinda reached its apex rank of #90 in the U.S. in the 1970s, but is not in the Top 1000 at the moment. (2014 Birth Statistics).