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Irish Baby Name · Girl

Mella

Pronounced: MEL-a

Meaning: Lightning, lively

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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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