Melia (given name)

This article is about the given name Melia. For the surname, see Melia (surname).

Melia is a feminine given name of Greek origin[1] and comes from μελία, the ancient Greek word for ash-tree.[2] In Greek mythology, Melia was an Oceanid, daughter of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys.

## People

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* Melia Kreiling, actress
* Melia Watras, American violist

## Fictional characters

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* Melia (Stargate), member of the Atlantean High Council in the Stargate fictional universe
* Melia Antiqua, in Xenoblade Chronicles
* Melia, daughter of Oebalus in the Mozart opera Apollo et Hyacinthus

## See also

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* Melia (mythology)

## References

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1. ^ Melia, Behind the Name
2. ^ LSJ s.v. μελία; Frazer's note 2 to Apollodorus 2.5.4.

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