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* [[Edgar Mejía]] (born 1988), Mexican footballer |
* [[Edgar Mejía]] (born 1988), Mexican footballer |
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* [[Hermann Mejia]] (born 1973), Venezuelan-born illustrator and painter |
* [[Hermann Mejia]] (born 1973), Venezuelan-born illustrator and painter |
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* [[Jenrry Mejía]] (born 1989), Dominican baseball player |
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* [[José Antonio Mexía]] (born 1800), Mexican politician |
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* [[Natalie Mejia]] (born 1988), Mexican American musician |
* [[Natalie Mejia]] (born 1988), Mexican American musician |
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* [[Roberto Mejía]] (born 1972), Dominican Republic baseball player |
* [[Roberto Mejía]] (born 1972), Dominican Republic baseball player |
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* [[Sammy Mejia]] (born 1983), Dominican American basketball player |
* [[Sammy Mejia]] (born 1983), Dominican American basketball player |
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* [[Ynes Mexia]] (born 1870), Mexican American botanist and explorer |
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Revision as of 12:42, 14 April 2012
| Origin | |
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| Word/name | Spanish |
| Meaning | Possibly a religious byname, from a vernacular form of the Latin Messias[1][2] |
| Region of origin | Spain |
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| Related names | MEJIAS, MEGIA, MEGIAS, MASCHIA and MASHIACH |
Mejia or Mejía, also written as Mexia or Mejias, is a Spanish surname of Jewish origin meaning messiah. It was first found in Galicia - an autonomous community in northwest Spain,[3] after the Spanish obliged the Jewish settlers to change their surname to Castillian.[4]
People with the surname Mejia
- Álvaro Mejía Pérez (born 1982), Spanish football defender
- Diego Mejía (born 1982), Salvadoran football forward
- Edgar Mejía (born 1988), Mexican footballer
- Hermann Mejia (born 1973), Venezuelan-born illustrator and painter
- Jenrry Mejía (born 1989), Dominican baseball player
- José Antonio Mexía (born 1800), Mexican politician
- Natalie Mejia (born 1988), Mexican American musician
- Roberto Mejía (born 1972), Dominican Republic baseball player
- Sammy Mejia (born 1983), Dominican American basketball player
- Ynes Mexia (born 1870), Mexican American botanist and explorer