Melena Family History
Melena Name Meaning
Spanish and Portuguese: probably a nickname from melena a term denoting a piece of leather placed on the horns of an ox so that the yoke would not harm them possibly applied to someone in charge of an ox as a draft animal. By extension melena came to mean ‘mane’ and ‘long hair’ probably applied to someone with long or untidy hair.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022