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Throughout the world, Melas (Melas , Мелас , Μελάς ) is a rare unisex first name. The first name Melas is habitual in Greece, where it is a rare boy's name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare girly name, and Algeria, where it is a rare boy's name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, and Indonesia. More prevalently, Melas is the last name as well as the forename.
Melas is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Melas , the mythical son of Porthaon; Melas , the son of Phrixus, figure of Greek mythology; Melas , the mythical son of Oenopion; Melas , the mythical son of Licymnius and Melas , the mythical son of Poseidon.