Maëlys is a French feminine name of
Breton
Breton most often refers to:
*anything associated with Brittany, and generally
**Breton people
**Breton language, a Southwestern Brittonic Celtic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken in Brittany
** Breton (horse), a breed
**Gale ...
origin. It is the feminine form of the name
Maël, meaning "chief" or "prince". The name Maël was popularized by a fifth-century Breton
saint
In Christianity, Christian belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of sanctification in Christianity, holiness, imitation of God, likeness, or closeness to God in Christianity, God. However, the use of the ...
Maël. The name is popular in France, where it has ranked high in names given to baby girls during a number of years. Maëlle, another feminine form of the name Maël, is also popular in France and has ranked high as a girl's name.
Behind the Name
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See also
*Murder of Maëlys de Araujo
Maëlys de Araujo (5 November 2008 – 27 August 2017) was a French child who was last seen alive in the early morning of 27 August 2017 at a wedding in the Chambéry region of south-eastern France. Her remains were found on 14 February 2018 whe ...
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French feminine given names
Feminine given names
Breton feminine given names