What does Melville mean?
How do we pronounce Melville?
Melville \mel-vil-le, me-lvi-lle\ is a boy's name. It consists of 8 letters and 2 syllables.
The baby boy name Melville is pronounced as MEHLVahL 1.
1 Pronunciation for Melville: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; V as in "vow (V.AW)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"
What is the origin of Melville?
Melville is mainly used in the English and Scottish languages. It is of Old French origin. From the words 'malle' meaning bad ; 'ville' meaning village, settlement. The first name is derived from an old Scottish and English family name, itself derived via a Norman baronial name from the Norman French place name Malleville, meaning 'bad village', possibly in reference to a settlement on infertile land. The surname was first taken to Scotland in the 12th century, and the given name was first adopted in the 19th century, also in Scotland. The name Malville meaning of name, the English baby name Malvin, the name name Mell meaning, the name Melvile meaning and origin, the name Melvill definition, the English, French, and German name Melvin meaning, the name name Melvyl, the name name Melvyle origin, the name Melvyll name, and the name Melvylle definition are variant forms of Melville. Another form of Melville is the English variant spelling name Melvil.
A famous person named Melville is Librarian Melvil Dewey, born Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey 10 December 1851 - 26 December 1931, Adams Center, New York.
List of baby names Melville:
the English name Melvil origin, the name Melvile meaning and origin, the name Malleville pronounciation, the name Malville name variations, the name Melvill name, the name Melvyl pronounciation, the name name Melvyle, and the name Melvylle pronounciation.
The baby name Melville fun facts:
The name Melville in reverse order is "Ellivlem".
The numerological value of the name Melville is number 9, which means humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.
How popular is Melville?
Melville is not in the top boy names in USA.