Melia (given name)

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Melia is a feminine given name of Greek origin [https://www.behindthename.com/name/melia Melia], Behind the Name and comes from μελία, the ancient Greek word for ash-tree.LSJ [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3Dmeli%2Fa s.v. μελία]; Frazer's note 2 to Apollodorus [http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0548.tlg001.perseus-eng1:2.5.4 2.5.4]. In Greek mythology, Melia was an Oceanid, daughter of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys.