The Melas Family Name

Arms linked to Melis and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

What Melas means

People called Melas share their surname's story with Melis, its better-known spelling. Name scholars give the meaning as “Honey (beekeeper)”.

How the spelling arose

Records show Melas as one of the forms Melis took over time. Related forms: Meli and Mele.

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