melba

noun

1. (Dame) NellieHelen Porter Mitchell Armstrong, 1861–1931, Australian operatic soprano.
2. a female given name.

noun

1. Dame Nellie, stage name of Helen Porter Mitchell. 1861–1931, Australian operatic soprano
2. do a Melba Australian slang to make repeated farewell appearances

in various food preparations, especially peach Melba (1905) and Melba toast (1925) is in honor of Nellie Melba, stage name (based on Melbourne, Australia) of Australian-born operatic soprano Helen Mitchell (1861-1931).