Meliha

Meliha is a feminine given name found in Bosnian and other Balkan Muslim communities, derived from the Arabic adjective مليحة (malīḥa) meaning 'beautiful' or 'comely'. The name functions as a descriptive personal name emphasizing elegance and charm and has been recorded in civil documents, local biographies, and community naming patterns since the Ottoman period in the Balkans. Its use is primarily cultural and linguistic rather than scriptural; the word is classical Arabic but Meliha as a personal name reflects regional pronunciation and orthography. In onomastic references it is often grouped with related feminine names of Arabic origin such as [[Maliha]] and seen alongside regionally popular names like [[Mirsad]] in Bosnian name lists. Meliha remains in use today though it is relatively uncommon outside the Balkans.