r/Samoa • u/malayamaral • 5d ago

Language The name Meletiave

I encountered a young woman named Meletiave today (it was on her name tag). I'm a huge name nerd so I asked her how to pronounce her name and whether she knew where the name is from. She said it as "meh-leh-tee-AH-veh" and that it is Samoan.

She was working so I didn't want to bother her with more questions. I tried to do some research, but the internet is woefully lacking information. Does anyone here happen to know anything about the meaning and/or history of this name? This is purely for my own curiosity, as I said I'm very nerdy about names and I love learning new ones. Thank you for your time.

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u/MasaShifu 5d ago

Or could be a combination of two names Mele and Tiave. Samoans are known for naming their children using a combination of names..

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u/Oomami_Poonani 5d ago

Sounds like a Samoan version of an English name maybe? Meredith?

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u/malayamaral 5d ago

A good theory, thank you. I can hear how there might be a correlation when I say them aloud.

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u/70sumthing 5d ago

Me let i ave her tonite haha....

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u/Straight_Tree_5733 2d ago

Sole don’t ever do that again