Meliora
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Latin meliora 'better, kinder, more pleasant'.
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1381 Meliora (nom) Suffolk1381 p. 81
- Early Modern English
- ● 1564 Mellior COmar-vol5 p. 83;
1575 Melyor ibid. p. 5;
1576 Melyor ibid. p. 5;
1584 Melyor ibid. p. 7;
1590 Melliare ibid. p. 86;
1596 Melliar bruton1 p. 55
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1265x1339 Meliora (nom) BBC-Berg 161
- ◑ 1265x1339 Meliorata (nom) BBC-Berg 1155
Cite as: A. Brown, S.L. Uckelman. "Meliora". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Meliora.