# Mela
## Atayal
### Proper noun

Mela
* a male given name

## Finnish
### Etymology

Variant of Melanen.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmelɑ/, [ˈme̞lɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -elɑ
* Hyphenation: Me‧la

### Proper noun

Mela
* a Finnish surname

#### Declension

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

* Mela is the 4820th (tied with 25 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 151 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

## Galician
### Etymology

From Carmela: Carme +‎ -ela.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmɛlɐ]

### Proper noun

Mela f
* 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: /ˈme.la/, [ˈmɛɫ̪ä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈme.la/, [ˈmɛːlä]

### Proper noun

Mela m sg (genitive Melae); first declension
* A Roman masculine cognomen — famously held by:
** Pomponius Mela (ob. circa AD 45), the earliest Roman geographer
** Annius Mela (cos. AD 103), a Roman senator and consul

#### Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

#### 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 $^{la}$