About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Mella
- Stronghold region
- Connacht
Overview
Borne by Saint Mella, the mother of Saint Cainneach in some hagiographic accounts; an old Irish female name.
The story behind Mella
A 7th-century Irish abbess remembered chiefly for her holy descendants.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; saint and abbess name.
Did you know?
Saint Mella was abbess of Doire Melle in Leitrim and mother of two later saints.
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