The melia Surname
melia Name Meaning and History
- Southern Italian: habitational name from any of various places in Sicily and southern Italy named Melia, as for example in the provinces of Messina or Reggio Calabria.
- Italian: possibly from a short form of the female personal name Amelia.
- Irish: variant of Malley.
- Dutch: from a derivative of the Latin personal name Amelius, Amilius (see Mehle).
- Catalan (Melià): from the Latin personal name Aemilianus.
- Georgian: from a Georgian local name.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Another Kate/Catherine Melia |
 DanDonnelly500
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| Looking for Melia Family, Cootehall, Co. Roscommon |
wmeehan678
| 5 |
| John Melia, RMS Lusitania |
barryse8
| 1 |
| Melia/Malia Co. Mayo pre-1850s | Angela Steffke | 12 |
| Tedd Melia | Tara Jordan | 4 |
| catherine melia-liverpool | cazal1980 | 1 |
| melia research | steven melia | 5 |
| NORA MELIA & PATRICK QUIGLEY, NY |
maryfranceshughes1
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| Melia in Bronx/Manhattan area |
BeautifulRoses
| 0 |
| Melia in Liverpool |
tina7262
| 0 |
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