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Mejia 1
Type Surname
Usage Spanish
Other Forms FormsMegia, Mehia, Mejía, Mexia

Meaning & History

Spanish (Mejía): probably from a religious byname (possibly under Jewish influence), from a vernacular form of Latin, Greek Messias ‘Messiah’, from Hebrew māšīaḥ ‘anointed’.
Added 2/17/2016 by TanorFaux
Edited 3/5/2020 by Mike C


See Also

Mejía, and user submission Mejia