Laura, Hi, I am new to the Collins list and I wonder what the word the word Melungeon. I keep seeing it, but decided I would never know unless I asked. Welcome to the list: People have been asking this for many years and you might get many answers. To me Melungeon means "mixture" . In Colonial times the settlers intermarried with the Indians, traders and Trappers that came from everywhere. Women were not plentiful and men took Indian women for wifes. This was the starting of a melting pot of nationalities, later the slaves were introduced into the melting pot, then as the country grew and borders started to enlarge settlements were discovered in the mountains creating a bigger melting pot and the Melungeons were born. Brenda