Meaning of name Melba

The names of some famous persons by the name Melba (or its variants) are:

Dame Nellie Melba, born on 19 May, a famous Soprano. Dame Nellie Melba's background: Legendary Australian opera soprano and probably the most famous of all sopranos, was the first Australian to achieve international recognition in the form. She and Dame May Whitty both became the first entertainers to become a Dame Commander of the British Empire (DBE) in 1918. She was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1918 for her charity work during World War I, and was elevated to Dame Grand Cross in 1927. She and Dame May Whitty were the first entertainers to be awarded the honour of DBE.

Melba was the first Australian to appear on the cover of Time magazine, in April 1927.[

Melba Montgomery, born on 14 October, a famous Singer. Melba Montgomery's background: An American country music singer. She is best known for duet hit recordings in the 1960s, with legendary country music singer, George Jones. Melba Montgomery was also a successful solo artist in her own right in the 1970s. Her best known solo hit is the #1 hit 'No Charge'.

Melba Moore, born on 29 October, a famous Singer. Melba Moore's background: An American R&B singer and actress. She started her career in 1967 with a role in the musical Hair. In 1970, Moore won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for her role in Purlie (She portrayed Lutiebelle) making her the first black actress to do so. In 1978 she appeared (as Marsinah) with Eartha Kitt in Timbuktu.

By the 1970s Moore started focusing on music with many hits in the late 1970s through the mid 1980s. Her debut album, released in 1971 on Mercury records, was Look What You're Doing to the Man. Her 1975 second album, Peach Melba, earned her a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. In 1976, she earned a Grammy nomination for Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Female for the song 'Lean On Me', in which she held a 35-second note. Some of her other hits include 'You Stepped Into My Life', 'Love's Comin' At Ya', 'This Is It', 'The Greatest Feeling', 'A Little Bit More' and 'Read My Lips'. Moore often collaborated with R&B crooner, Freddie Jackson.

Her 1990 recording of 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' was instrumental in having that song entered into the Congressional Record as the official African-American National Anthem.