Brief Life History of Mele
When Mele Veapipi Foliaki was born about 1824, in Faleloa, Ha'apai, Tonga, her father, Veapipi, was 37 and her mother, Vea, was 34. She married Semisi Akoteu about 1845, in Tonga. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She died in 1900, in her hometown, at the age of 77, and was buried in Faleloa, Ha'apai, Tonga.
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1845
Tonga was united into a Polynesian kingdom.
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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