Where does “Meleana” come from?
Meleana (Hawaiian) comes from English Marianne, from French Marianne, from French marie, from Old French Marie, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים.
Ancestry of “Meleana”, step by step
Meleana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Marianne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Marianne | The personification of France, a woman symbolizing liberty and reason and appearing on French coins, stamps, etc |
| 2 | French | Marianne | a combination of Marie and Anne |
| 3 | French | marie | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Old French | Marie | — |
| 5 | Latin | Marīa | Mary mother of Jesus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Μαρία | Mary, Maria |
| 7 | Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |
| 8 | Aramaic | מרים | bitter |
| 9 | Biblical Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |
via English Mary Ann
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mary Ann | An imaginary character to whom the Sheffield Outrages were attributed |
| 2 | English | Ann | Abbreviation of anniversary; Abbreviation of... |
| 3 | Latin | annāta | — |
| 4 | Latin | anno | Alternative form of adnō; I pass or live through... |
| 5 | Latin | annus | year; time; season |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | atnos | year |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et-no- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et- | grass |