Mejia (surname)
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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, after the Spanish obliged the Jewish settlers to change their surname to Castillian.
People with the surname Mejia
- Diego MejíaDiego MejiaDiego Armando Mejía Pérez is a retired Salvadoran footballer.-Club career:Mejía came through the Chelona youth academy and had a couple of seasons at Alianza before moving abroad to play for Honduran giants Motagua. After six months he returned to El Salvador to play for Once Municipal and San...
(born 1982), Salvadoran football forward - Edgar MejíaEdgar MejiaEdgar Eduardo Mejía Viruete also known as El Chore, is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Estudiantes Tecos on loan from Chivas de Guadalajara....
(born 1988), Mexican footballer - Hermann MejiaHermann MejiaHermann Mejía is a Venezuelan-born illustrator, painter and sculptor living in New York City. His caricature-driven work frequently appears in MAD Magazine.-Early life and education:...
(born 1973), Venezuelan-born illustrator and painter - Natalie Mejia (born 1988), Mexican American musician
- Roberto MejíaRoberto MejiaRoberto Antonio Mejía Díaz is a professional baseball second baseman who is currently a free agent. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball between 1993–97, and one season in the Korea Baseball Organization in 2003...
(born 1972), Dominican Republic baseball player - Sammy MejiaSammy MejiaSammy Jose Mejia is a Dominican American professional basketball player who currently plays for CSKA Moscow and who played college basketball at DePaul University.-Amateur career:...
(born 1983), Dominican American basketball player - Jenrry MejíaJenrry MejíaJenrry Manuel Mejía is a starting pitcher for the New York Mets. He signed with the Mets as an international free agent on April 4, 2007.-Early life:...
(born 1989), Dominican baseball player