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Around the globe, เมลา (Malao , เมลา) is a rare epicene forename. The first name เมลา is characteristic of Senegal, where it is a rare male name, South Africa, where it is a very rare mostly masculine, but seldom feminine name, and Philippines, where it is a very rare gender-neutral name. More frequently, เมลา is the last name as well as the forename.