Mela

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mela"

Atayal

Proper noun

Mela

1. a male given name

References

• Center for aboriginal studies (2014), “Mela”, in 原住民族人名譜 [Dictionary of Indigenous Names in Taiwan]‎^[1] (in Chinese), Taipei: Council of Indigenous Peoples

Finnish

Etymology

Associated with mela; created as a Fennicized surname in the late 19th century. Possibly first adopted by Aukusti Juhana Mela. Some of those who later adopted the surname had surnames beginning with Mela- (e.g. Swedish Melander, Melin). It is not completely impossible that some of these derive from Finnish place names containing mela.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmelɑ/, [ˈme̞lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -elɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Me‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): Me‧la

Proper noun

Mela

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Mela (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Mela	Melat
genitive		Melan	Melojen
partitive		Melaa	Meloja
illative		Melaan	Meloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Mela	Melat
accusative	nom.	Mela	Melat
	gen.	Melan
genitive		Melan	Melojen Melain rare
partitive		Melaa	Meloja
inessive		Melassa	Meloissa
elative		Melasta	Meloista
illative		Melaan	Meloihin
adessive		Melalla	Meloilla
ablative		Melalta	Meloilta
allative		Melalle	Meloille
essive		Melana	Meloina
translative		Melaksi	Meloiksi
abessive		Melatta	Meloitta
instructive		—	Meloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Mela (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Melani Melani accusative nom. Melani Melani gen. Melani genitive Melani Melojeni Melaini rare partitive Melaani Melojani inessive Melassani Meloissani elative Melastani Meloistani illative Melaani Meloihini adessive Melallani Meloillani ablative Melaltani Meloiltani allative Melalleni Meloilleni essive Melanani Meloinani translative Melakseni Meloikseni abessive Melattani Meloittani instructive — — comitative — Meloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Melasi Melasi accusative nom. Melasi Melasi gen. Melasi genitive Melasi Melojesi Melaisi rare partitive Melaasi Melojasi inessive Melassasi Meloissasi elative Melastasi Meloistasi illative Melaasi Meloihisi adessive Melallasi Meloillasi ablative Melaltasi Meloiltasi allative Melallesi Meloillesi essive Melanasi Meloinasi translative Melaksesi Meloiksesi abessive Melattasi Meloittasi instructive — — comitative — Meloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Melamme Melamme accusative nom. Melamme Melamme gen. Melamme genitive Melamme Melojemme Melaimme rare partitive Melaamme Melojamme inessive Melassamme Meloissamme elative Melastamme Meloistamme illative Melaamme Meloihimme adessive Melallamme Meloillamme ablative Melaltamme Meloiltamme allative Melallemme Meloillemme essive Melanamme Meloinamme translative Melaksemme Meloiksemme abessive Melattamme Meloittamme instructive — — comitative — Meloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Melanne Melanne accusative nom. Melanne Melanne gen. Melanne genitive Melanne Melojenne Melainne rare partitive Melaanne Melojanne inessive Melassanne Meloissanne elative Melastanne Meloistanne illative Melaanne Meloihinne adessive Melallanne Meloillanne ablative Melaltanne Meloiltanne allative Melallenne Meloillenne essive Melananne Meloinanne translative Melaksenne Meloiksenne abessive Melattanne Meloittanne instructive — — comitative — Meloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Melansa Melansa accusative nom. Melansa Melansa gen. Melansa genitive Melansa Melojensa Melainsa rare partitive Melaansa Melojaan Melojansa inessive Melassaan Melassansa Meloissaan Meloissansa elative Melastaan Melastansa Meloistaan Meloistansa illative Melaansa Meloihinsa adessive Melallaan Melallansa Meloillaan Meloillansa ablative Melaltaan Melaltansa Meloiltaan Meloiltansa allative Melalleen Melallensa Meloilleen Meloillensa essive Melanaan Melanansa Meloinaan Meloinansa translative Melakseen Melaksensa Meloikseen Meloiksensa abessive Melattaan Melattansa Meloittaan Meloittansa instructive — — comitative — Meloineen Meloinensa

Statistics

• The surname Mela belongs to 145 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Galician

Etymology

From Carmela: Carme +‎ -ela.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛlɐ]

Proper noun

Mela f

1. a diminutive of the female given name Carme

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “Mela”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “Mela”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Latin

Alternative forms

• Mel. (abbreviation)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈmɛ.ɫa]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈmɛː.la]

Proper noun

Mela m sg (genitive Melae); first declension

1. A Roman masculine cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Pomponius Mela (ob. circa AD 45), the earliest Roman geographer
   2. Annius Mela (cos. AD 103), a Roman senator and consul

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Mela
genitive	Melae
dative	Melae
accusative	Melam
ablative	Melā
vocative	Mela

Descendants

• Bulgarian: Мела (Mela)

References

• “Mĕla”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Mĕla”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 961/2.
• “Mela” on page 1,092/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Further reading

• Pomponius Mela on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^la
• Annius Mela on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^la