The Roman Map of Britain Meletio (or Melitio) Fontmell Magna, Dorset

Melezo (R&C 36) for Meletio next

IEW Root / lemma: meli-t 'honey' 
    Lat. mel, mellis (*melnés) `honey', mulsus `mixed or flavored with honey' (*melsos; in imitation of *saldtos, salsus); OIr mil `honey' (*melit to *meli, after gen. mela), W. Corn. Bret. mel the same; Ir. milis, W. melys `sweet', Gall. PN Meliððus, Melissus; also W., etc. melyn likely 'yellowish, honey-colored'; Goth. miliþ (*melitom) `honey', OE. mildéaw `nectar', AS.milisc `sweet as honey'.

Melbury Abbas ST8820 Meleburge imare and Mealeburg 970, Meleberie 1086 
Fontmell ST8616 Funtemel c871, Fontemale 1086 
Fontmell Brook Funtamel 704, Funtemel, Funtmeales (gen.) 744

Fontmell Brook must have been the 'Honey river',  for its color, its taste or the abundance of bee hives in its vicinity. Its northern branches rise on the slopes of Fontmell Down in the midst of  great Celtic field systems, flowing past Fontmell Magna to Fontamell Parva where it joins the Stour.