Girl's name
Mealla
“MYAL-a”
an old name; Woulfe records no meaning for it
The story behind the name
Borne by several holy women in early Ireland — one of a good many women's names that survive only because a saint carried them.
Meanings follow Ó Corráin & Maguire's Irish Names and Woulfe; pronunciations give the commonest Irish-English form. Know this name better — a dialect pronunciation, a family tradition? Tell us. · All Irish names A–Z