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Etymology of Melua

Borrowed from Georgian მელუა (melua), from Mingrelian მელუა (melua), from მელა (mela, “fox”) + -უა (-ua).

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A surname from Georgian.

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Borrowed from Georgian მელუა (melua), from Mingrelian მელუა (melua), from მელა (mela, “fox”) + -უა (-ua).

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