Meda Name Meaning & Origin
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My husband's grandmother's name was Meda. When deciding on baby name, we wanted to tie the baby's name to our family somehow, but to remain unique. Therefore we chose Meda, and we LOVE it. :-)
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Meda Pita, Mead
- Meanings and history of the name Meda
Philip II of Macedonia, father of Alexander the Great, had a second wife, named Meda. She was a tracian Princess and she comitted suicide after death of Philip. It seems that greek meaning of Meda is "unique" or "artful, knowing, skilfull". It might also mean "deceitful". Others say that Meda is a variation of Halimeda and means "the sea". In the language of a North American Indian tribe Meda means "profetess" and it is also related to the rain or sea.
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