Maleo
ma-LEH-oh; mah-lee-oh
Place name, word name; "Island in Italy; Capital of the Maldives; Maleo bird"
"Island in Italy; Capital of the Maldives; Maleo bird"
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Maleo Origin and Meaning
The name Maleo is a boy's name meaning "Island in Italy; Capital of the Maldives; Maleo bird".
The name of a large bird native to Indonesia, a commune in the Lombardy region of Italy - whose name might mean "mallet" - or an alternative name for Malé, the capital of the Maldives, which means "big blood", thanks to the large amount of tuna blood in the waters around the island.
Popularity of the name Maleo
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