I Would Like To Find The Meaning And The Ethnic Origin Of The Last Name Melayes. Does It Have An Egyptian Origin?

Melayes is a surname that has Egyptian origins. It is actually a derived surname that came to Europe due to travelling and got incorporated into the English language during the medieval ages. It is known that several surname originated due to various reasons like occupation, place, customs and so on. Several of them are also derived from objects and things. Melayes is also a surname that has been derived from an object, a fabric to be exact.

Melayes initially referred to a blue striped cotton cloth that was used by women to wrap them when they go to sleep. This cloth was later on brought for trade in the European nations and somewhere down the years this word became a surname in these countries and its original connotations were forgotten.

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