Meleen

Meleen Meaning & Origin

About Meleen
The surname Meleen is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Ó Maoláin, which means "descendant of Maolán." The name Maolán is a diminutive form of Maol, meaning "bald" or "tonsured." It is likely that the surname Meleen originally referred to someone who had a bald or shaved head, or perhaps someone who was associated with a religious order.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Meleen is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Meleen: 120
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 139228
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Meleen based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Meleen is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MLN
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M0405
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AH0 L IY1 N
🌐 IPA
/meleen*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MLN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M450

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Meleen in Braille

Here's how to represent Meleen in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Meleen in braille

How to sign the name Meleen using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Meleen using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Meleen in sign language

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