Meli

See also: meli

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Meli.

Proper noun

Meli (plural Melis)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Meli is the 15355^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1910 individuals. Meli is most common among White (89.63%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Meli”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 570.

Anagrams

• Emil, Elmi, lime, mile, elim, Elim, Lemi, Liem, Imel, Mile

Italian

Etymology

Patronymic from a reduced form of the personal name Carmelo.

Proper noun

Meli m or f by sense

1. a surname transferred from the given name

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara (2015–2026), Mappa dei Cognomi‎^[1]

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈmeː.liː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈmɛː.li]

Proper noun

Mēlī

1. genitive/locative singular of Mēlos