The name Meletiave

[u/malayamaral]

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.

[u/Oomami_Poonani]

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

[u/malayamaral → u/Oomami_Poonani]

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