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Melvin Name Meaning

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  • Meaning:bad management,bad, city,council, protection, and gentle,lord,melvin how a young man by the name is pronounced mel-vin. it may be that the male form of malvina (gaelic) "smooth brow"; (irish, gaelic) "polished " boss"; (old english) "sword-friend", or a variant of melville.
  • Gender:Boy
  • Origin:,english, french,french

More About The Name melvin

The name "Melvin" is of English origin. It is a combination of two Old English elements: "mael" meaning "council" or "meeting" and "wine" meaning "friend." Therefore, the name Melvin can be interpreted to mean "friend at the council."

Here are some details about famous personalities with the name Melvin:
1. Melvin Calvin (1911-1997) was an American chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1961 for his research on the process of photosynthesis.
2. Melvin Franklin (1942-1995), born David Melvin English, was an American musician and member of the legendary Motown group "The Temptations."

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