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Melua (surname)
Melua is a family name originating in Georgia, specifically the Mingrelia region around the city of Zugdidi ( Georgian: მელუა); it belongs to Orthodox Christian culture.
Usually Georgian etymologists consider that the surname came from the word melia (sometimes mela), meaning fox. Other surnames derived from the word melia are Meluava, Meliava, Meliva and Meladze. In French the surname is written Méloua.