Brief Life History of Mele
When Mele Tu'atama was born in 1851, in Ha`avakatolo, Tongatapu, Tonga, her father, 'Isileli Takala, was 29 and her mother, Sela Ofa Kiveiongo, was 26. She married 'Isikeli Takala in 1863. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died in her hometown, and was buried in Ha`avakatolo, Tongatapu, Tonga.
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1970
Tonga ceases to be a British protectorate and becomes fully independent within the British Commonwealth.
Name Meaning
Probably a contracted form of Meriel , but also associated with the small class of girls' names derived from birds, since it is identical in form with Old French merle ‘blackbird’ (Latin merula). The name came to public notice in the 1930s with the actress Merle Oberon ( 1911–79 , born Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson ).
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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