Name 201565: Melcha

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Name
Melcha
Gender
female
Structure
simple?
Type
monolingual?
Genealogy
Blemmyan/Beja?
Origin
foreign?
Etymology
Meaning: probably cognate with the Bedauye 'melh', 'to lead' > participle 'melha', 'leading' (Reinisch 1895, p. 169), or Arabic female name Māliha, 'handsome, charming, witty (f.)'.
Literature
cf. Browne 2003e, p. 6
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Religious character
 
Secular character

common word: participle
Unknown character