When Melefehi Fe'ao was born about 1898, in `Uiha, Ha'apai, Tonga, her father, Sione Fe'aomoehola Teali'i, was 45 and her mother, Si'ulua 'Aisea, was 28. She had at least 3 sons and 1 daughter with 'Eni Fekitoa Vaitaiki. She died on 22 October 1974, in Kolomotu'a, Tongatapu, Tonga, at the age of 77, and was buried in Kolomotu'a, Tongatapu, Tonga.
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Tonga ceases to be a British protectorate and becomes fully independent within the British Commonwealth.
English:
nickname for a sociable person, from Middle English fe(a)re, feer ‘comrade, companion’ (Old English (ge)fēra).
nickname for a proud or haughty person, from Middle English fere, feer ‘proud, bold, strong, fierce’ (Old French f(i)er).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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