Cursive Names

Melanie in Cursive

How to write the name Melanie in cursive — watch it drawn, trace every stroke, and take the free worksheet to paper.

Melanie starts with the capital M, which opens on a forward curve, and the whole word takes 2 strokes with one pencil lift. Watch it drawn stroke by stroke below, trace it on the lines, and print the free Melanie worksheet when you're ready for pencil and paper.

Melanie written in cursive on handwriting guidelines, with a green starting dot and a red stop sign

How to write Melanie in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through M-e-l-a-n-i-e, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.
  2. 2Last, return to dot the i — always after the body of the word is done.
Strokes: 2Pencil lifts: 1Letters: 7

The capital M fills the space between the baseline and the topline. l is a tall letter that reaches toward the topline. e, a, n, and i stay between the baseline and the midline.

How the letters in Melanie connect

All 6 of the joins in Melanie leave the letter on an undercurve.

The letters in Melanie

Every letter guide below teaches the letter the same way Scribble teaches it in the app — stroke order, joins, a letter check, and a printable worksheet.

Trace Melanie in cursive

Trace it the way children do in the app: start on the green circle and pull it along every stroke without straying off the word.

Put your finger or mouse on the circle and pull it through the first stroke.

Free printable Melanie cursive worksheet

Take Melanie to pencil and paper — the free printable worksheet has dashed models to trace, green starting dots for guided writing, a model to copy, and open writing lines to finish.

Need a different name? Make your own name tracing worksheet — free, for any spelling.

Frequently asked questions

1. Keep the pencil down through M-e-l-a-n-i-e, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry. 2. Last, return to dot the i — always after the body of the word is done.

Not quite: the body of Melanie flows in one continuous run, but it takes 2 strokes in all. The pencil lifts once: to dot the i.

All 6 of the joins in Melanie leave the letter on an undercurve.

The capital M fills the space between the baseline and the topline. l is a tall letter that reaches toward the topline. e, a, n, and i stay between the baseline and the midline.

M is one of the connecting capitals, so Melanie flows from its first letter without a lift.

Practice writing Melanie with real feedback

Scribble teaches cursive this same way on iPad — watch, trace, write, and get feedback on shape, size, spacing, and slant.

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