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Melania Black (née Macmillan)
Biographical information
Died	1929 or later
Blood status	Pure-blood
Marital status	Married
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Family information
Family members	Arcturus Black III (husband) † ; Lucretia Black (daughter) † ; Orion Black (son) † ; Ignatius Prewett (son-in-law) ; Walburga Black (daughter-in-law) † ; Sirius Black (grandson) † ; Regulus Black (grandson) † ; Nine descendants of witches and warlocks (brother, nephew, great-nephew, great-great-nephew …) † ; Mr. Macmillan (distant relative) ; Ernie Macmillan (distant relative) ;
Affiliation
Loyalty	House of Black ; Macmillan family ;

Melania Black (née Macmillan) was a pure-blood witch married to Arcturus Black III. The couple had two children, Lucretia and Orion Black. She was Sirius and Regulus Black's paternal grandmother. She may have been related to Ernie Macmillan.^[2]

Etymology

Melania is the Italian, Spanish or Polish version of the name Melanie, which is derived from the Greek melaina, meaning "black, dark".^[3]

Melania Black (née Macmillan)

Biographical information
Died	1929 or later^[1]
Blood status	Pure-blood
Marital status	Married
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Family information
Family members	Arcturus Black III (husband) † Lucretia Black (daughter) † Orion Black (son) † Ignatius Prewett (son-in-law) Walburga Black (daughter-in-law) † Sirius Black (grandson) † Regulus Black (grandson) † Nine descendants of witches and warlocks (brother, nephew, great-nephew, great-great-nephew …) † Mr. Macmillan (distant relative) Ernie Macmillan (distant relative)
Affiliation
Loyalty	House of Black Macmillan family