Melia means honey or ash tree — from the Greek meli (honey) or the Melia tree nymphs in mythology. The Meliae are the nymphs born from the blood of Uranus — the most ancient tree spirits. Three syllables of Greek-honey, the most ancient tree-nymph, and the spirits born from the sky-god's blood.
Greek meli (honey) or Meliae (ash-tree nymphs)→Melia
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Greek roots
Melia comes from the Greek meli (honey) or the Meliae — tree nymphs born from the blood of Uranus, the most ancient tree spirits.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Greek mythology.
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Today
Melia remains a beloved choice, ranking #1956 in the US. 5,251 babies have been named Melia since 1890.
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How popular is Melia?
2006peak year
Today, Melia is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #1956), with only about 103 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2006, 198 babies were given the name (ranked #1220 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2000s. Melia's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 5,251 babies have been registered as Melia since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Melia's Life Path 6 is the nurturer's number — honey-tree nurturing. People named Melia tend to be gentle, ancient, and gifted at being the tree-nymph born from the sky-god's blood.
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Tree-nymph from sky-god
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Greek-honey
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Most ancient spirits
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Uranus-blood
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Ash-tree gentle
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E5
L3
I9
A1
Sum: 22 → Life path 4
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Personality of Melia
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Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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