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Melvin

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Gender Masculine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. MEHL-vin
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Meaning & History

From a Scottish surname that probably originated as a variant of MELVILLE.
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VariantMelvyn
DiminutiveMel
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Popularity

Last ranked #100 in 1953 Canada (BC)
Last ranked #409 in 2019 France
Last ranked #436 in 2012 Netherlands
Last ranked #54 in 2019 Sweden
Last ranked #759 in 2019 (m) #947 in 1928 (f) United States
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classic   formal   wholesome   refined   simple   nerdy  

Categories

Bully characters, Charles Dickens characters, directors, Grand Theft Auto San Andreas characters, negative, never out of the US top 1000, Sailor Moon characters, Stephen King characters, surnames, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel characters
Entry updated June 13, 2019 ·
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