Mellis Family History
Mellis Name Meaning
Scottish (mainly Aberdeenshire and Morayshire): from an Anglicized form of the Gaelic personal name Maol Íosa ‘devotee of Jesus’. Greek: variant of Melis . Dutch: variant of Millis 2 and Latvian: nickname from mells ‘black’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022