Gender:
Origin:
French,
Latin
127 famous people named Melville found on Wikipedia.
2269 male, 14 female in US.
Most recent ranking:
6929-th in year 1981
Best ranking:
436-th in year 1880
Used in: English
Melville is a surname and a given name.
The surname has two different origins: Scottish and Irish. In Scotland, the name is a habitational name, originally of Norman origin, derived from any of several places called Malleville in Normandy. The place name Malleville is derived from the Latin elements mala("bad") and ville ("settlement"). In Ireland, the surname is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic Ó Maoilmhichíl, which means "descendant of Maoilmhichil". The Gaelic personal name Maoilmhichil means "devotee of (Saint) Michael". The surname is sometimes spelled without the terminal "e": Melvill.
The given name originates from England and Scotland. The name is derived from the Scottish surname. It is also the name of a Scottish noble family.
Melville or Melvill.
Habitational name from any of the various places in Normandy called Malleville; from Latin mala (bad) and ville (settlement).
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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1 | Herman Melville | 1819 | American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet |
2 | Jean-Pierre Melville | 1917 | French film director |
3 | Melville Fuller | 1833 | United States federal judge |
4 | Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville | 1742 | Advocate and politician |
5 | William Melville | 1850 | British spy |
6 | Melville Cooper | 1896 | Actor |
7 | Melville J. Herskovits | 1895 | American anthropologist |
8 | Cyron Melville | 1984 | Danish actor and musician |
9 | Sam Melville | 1934 | American activist |
10 | Melville Macnaghten | 1853 | British police comissioner |
11 | Melville Bell Grosvenor | 1901 | American magazine editor |
12 | Melville Nimmer | 1923 | American legal scholar |
13 | Nigel Melville | 1961 | English rugby union player |
14 | Ward Melville | 1887 | American businessman |
15 | Melville Shavelson | 1917 | American film director, producer, screenwriter, and author |
16 | Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville | 1771 | British politician |
17 | George W. Melville | 1841 | United States admiral |
18 | Melville Ruick | 1898 | American actor |
19 | Andy Melville | 1968 | Welsh footballer |
20 | Pauline Melville | 1948 | Guyanese writer |
21 | Andrew Melville | 1545 | Scottish scholar, theologian and religious reformer |
22 | Éric Melville | 1961 | South African rugby union player |
23 | Arthur Melville | 1855 | British artist |
24 | Tim Melville | 1989 | American professional baseball pitcher |
25 | Melville Reuben Bissell | 1843 | |
26 | Scott Melville | 1966 | US tennis player |
27 | Elizabeth Melville | Scottish poet | |
28 | Rodney Melville | 1941 | American judge |
29 | Melville Davisson Post | 1869 | American author |
30 | Alan Melville | 1910 | English broadcaster, writer, playwright and wit |
31 | Neil Melville | Australian actor | |
32 | Esme Melville | 1918 | Australian theatre, television and film actress |
33 | Melville Y. Stewart | 1935 | American philosopher |
34 | Henry Dundas, 3rd Viscount Melville | 1801 | British Army general |
35 | Kerry Reid | 1947 | Australian tennis player |
36 | Melville Elijah Stone | 1848 | American newspaper founder |
37 | Melville de Mellow | 1913 | Indian radio presenter |
38 | Gert Melville | 1944 | German medievalist |
39 | George Melville, 1st Earl of Melville | 1636 | Scottish politician and noble |
40 | Melville Clyde Kelly | 1883 | American politician |
41 | Leslie Melville | 1902 | Australian economist |
42 | Melville Jacobs | 1902 | American anthropologist |
43 | Stephen Melville | 1904 | South African Air Force general |
44 | Melville Henry Cane | 1879 | American writer and lawyer |
45 | Miranda Melville | 1989 | |
46 | Melville Henry Massue | 1868 | British genealogist and author |
47 | Ken Melville | 1931 | Australian rules footballer |
48 | Melville Marks Robinson | 1888 | Sports reporter, founder of the Commonwealth Games |
49 | Ellen Melville | 1882 | New Zealand politician |
50 | Lewis Melville | 1874 | English author |
51 | Melville Eastham | 1885 | American electrical engineer |
52 | Fred Melville | 1882 | British philatelist |
53 | Melville W. Brown | 1887 | American film editor |
54 | Melville Shyer | 1895 | American film director |
55 | Craig Melville | Australian filmmaker | |
56 | Melville McKee | 1994 | British racing driver |
57 | Melville E. Ingalls | 1842 | American businessman |
58 | Melville W. Beardsley | 1913 | American inventor |
59 | Melville Edelstein | ||
60 | Melville Rogers | 1899 | Figure skater |
61 | Alexander Gordon Melville | 1819 | Irish anatomist |
62 | Melville S. Green | 1922 | Physicist |
63 | Ronald Melville | 1903 | British botanist |
64 | Henry Melville | 1799 | Australian writer and journalist |
65 | Melville Arnott | 1909 | British academic |
66 | Melville Baker | 1901 | American screenwriter |
67 | Paul Melville | 1956 | Cricketer |
68 | Melville Sewell Bagley | 1838 | Originator:archetypical Argentine national liqueur Hesperidina/holder:first patent/trademark registered in Argentina on that product |
69 | Melville Waddington | 1895 | Canadian World War I flying ace |
70 | Melville Gideon | 1884 | American composer |
71 | Heather Melville | 1962 | |
72 | Melville Cook | 1912 | British musician |
73 | Melville De Lloyd | 1917 | Welsh rugby union and rugby league player |
74 | Melville Bull | 1854 | American Representative from Rhode Island |
75 | Charles Melville | 1828 | United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient |
76 | Michael Linning Melville | British lawyer, judge and colonial governor | |
77 | Melville Guest | 1943 | English cricketer |
78 | Francis Dawes Melville | British Colonial administrator | |
79 | Dan Melville | 1956 | |
80 | Melville E. Abrams | 1912 | New York politician |
81 | Melville J. Salter | 1834 | Lieutenant Governor of Kansas |
82 | Melville Jones | 1866 | Anglicah bishop |
83 | Greg Melville | 1970 | American journalist |
84 | Melville Lyons | 1889 | New Zealand politician |
85 | Melville Portal | 1819 | British politician |
86 | Gertrude Melville | 1884 | Australian politician |
87 | Tony Melville | 1952 | Finnish politician and journalist |
88 | Rose Melville | 1873 | American actress |
89 | Melville Hatch | 1898 | |
90 | Melville R. Hopewell | 1845 | American politician |
91 | Ninian Melville | 1843 | Australian politician |
92 | Melville James | 1877 | Australian bishop |
93 | Melville Vail | 1906 | Canadian ice hockey player |
94 | David Melville | 1813 | British clergyman |
95 | Melville Pengelly | 1901 | Umpire |
96 | Robert Melville | 1919 | Australian politician |
97 | Melville Best Anderson | 1851 | American academic |
98 | Melville J. Shaw | 1872 | Marine Corps Brevet Medal recipient |
99 | Melville H. Long | 1889 | American tennis player |
100 | Melville Amasa Scovell | 1855 | |
101 | J. Keith Melville | 1921 | American political scientist |
102 | Christian Melville | 1913 | Scottish rugby union player |
103 | Lee Melville | 1970 | Bahamian cricketer |
104 | Velma Caldwell Melville | 1858 | 19th-century American editor, and writer of prose and poetry |
105 | Melville Rysdale Ten Broeke | 1891 | |
106 | Melville Wallace | 1887 | Sports shooter |
107 | Carl Melville | 1875 | German sculptor |
108 | Thomas Melville | 1852 | |
109 | Melville Scott | ||
110 | John Melville | 1895 | Scottish cricketer |
111 | Andreas von Melville | 1624 | |
112 | Frank Melville | 1903 | |
113 | Melville D. Landon | 1839 | American humorist |
114 | Charles P. Melville | 1951 | |
115 | Robert Dundas, 9th Viscount Melville | 1937 | British politician |
116 | James Melville | 1909 | |
117 | Antonia von Melville | German actress | |
118 | Guy Melville | 1968 | New Zealand rower |
119 | Melville Horne | 1761 | |
120 | Melville Schachter | 1920 | Canadian physician |
121 | E. W. Melville | 1870 | |
122 | Donald Melville | Scottish-born Australian politician | |
123 | Harry Melville | 1930 | Australian rugby league player |
124 | Melville Birks | ||
125 | Melville Baird | 1949 | |
126 | Melville Richards | 1910 | Welsh scholar |
127 | Douglas Melville | 1928 | South African water football player |