French: habitational name from a place in Seine-et-Marne, so named from the Gaulish tribal name Meldi, or from Meaux-la-Montagne in Rhône.
GIVEN NAMES: French 5%. Andrus (2), Amede, Camille, Eves, Maudry, Michel, Pierre, Raywood, Theogene.
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