Melvin


Gender:
Origin: Gaelic
341 famous people named Melvin found on Wikipedia.
242709 male, 2139 female in US.
Most recent ranking: 720-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 47-th in year 1926
Used in: English

Meanings

Melvin is a surname, and a masculine given name derived from the surname. The surname probably arose as a variant of Melville, recorded as early as in the 12th century (as de Maleuin), in the 16th century as Melwin. The Scottish surname is recorded in colonial America in the late 17th century. The given name is recorded since the at least the 1870s (Melvin R. Laird, Sr. 1877-1946).

Masc. proper name, from Old English Mælwine, literally "friend of the council," from mæl "council," from Proto-Germanic *mathla- (see blackmail) + wine "friend" (related to winnan "to strive, struggle, fight;" see win (v.)).

Leader or chief.

Famous People: 341 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Melvin Franklin 1942 Singer
2 Melvin Purvis 1903 FBI Agent
3 Melvin Manhoef 1976 Surinamese-Dutch professional kickboxer and mixed martial artist
4 Rachel Melvin 1985 American actress
5 Melvin Van Peebles 1932 American actor
6 Melvin O'Doom 1980 British Comedian and broadcaster
7 Craig Melvin 1979 American Broadcast Journalist
8 Melvin Guillard 1983 American martial artist
9 Melvin Booker 1972 American basketball player
10 Allan Melvin 1923 Actor, Impressionist, Voice Over
11 Melvin Upton, Jr. 1984 Baseball player from the United States
12 Melvin Belli 1907 American lawyer
13 Syatilla Melvin 1991 Malaysian actor-model
14 Leland D. Melvin 1964 Engineer and astronaut
15 Melvin Dummar 1944 American hoaxer
16 Melvin Ingram 1989 American football player, linebacker
17 Eric Melvin 1966 American musician
18 Melvin Laird 1922 American politician
19 Melvin B. Tolson 1898 American poet
20 Bob Melvin 1961 American baseball player and manager
21 Melvin Calvin 1911 American chemist
22 Murray Melvin 1932 British actor
23 Melvin Ejim 1991 Canadian/Nigerian basketball player
24 Mekenna Melvin 1985 Actress
25 Melvin Sia 1979 Malaysian Chinese actor, model and singer
26 Melvin Lane Powers 1942 American businessman
27 Melvin Turpin 1960 American basketball player
28 Melvin Mora 1972 Venezuelan baseball player
29 Melvin Burgess 1954 British children's writer
30 Rashaan Melvin 1989 American football player, cornerback
31 Melvin Ely 1978 American basketball player
32 Melvin Schwartz 1932 American experimental physicist
33 Melvin Rees 1933 American serial killer
34 Melvin Morris 1942 Medal of Honor recipient
35 Melvin Anthony 1972 American bodybuilder
36 Doug Melvin 1952 Canadian baseball manager and executive
37 Melvin Tumin 1919 American sociologist
38 Melvin Seals 1953 American singer
39 Melvin Gibbs 2000 Musician
40 Melvin Zais 1916 American general
41 Melvin Brown 1979 Mexican footballer
42 Melvin Konner 1946 American psychiatrist and anthropologist
43 Melvin Kranzberg 1917 American historian
44 Melvin Swig 1917 American businessman
45 Melvin Taylor 1959 American electric blues guitarist]
46 Melvin Frank 1913 American screenwriter and director
47 Melvin Bullitt 1984 Player of American football
48 Melvin Lindsey 1955 American teelvision personality
49 Melvin Watkins 1954 American basketball player-coach
50 Melvin Hunt 1969 American basketball coach
51 Melvin Sparks 1946 American soul jazz, hard bop and jazz blues guitarist
52 Melvin Conway American computer scientist
53 Melvin L. Morse 1953 Pediatrician
54 Melvin Dresher 1911 American mathematician
55 Melvin Levett 1976 American basketball player
56 Melvin Stewart 1968 American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
57 Melvin Defleur 1923 American academic
58 Melvin J. Ballard 1873 American Mormon leader
59 Melvin Harris
60 Melvin Parker 1944 American musician
61 Melvin E. Thompson 1903 American politician
62 Al Melvin 1944 American politician
63 Melvin Ember 1933 American anthropologist and sociologist
64 Melvin Lee Davis
65 Melvin de Leeuw 1988 Dutch footballer
66 Mungo Melvin British historian
67 Melvin Gordon 1919
68 Melvin E. Biddle 1923 United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
69 Melvin Sokolsky 1933 American photographer
70 Melvin Hochster 1943 American mathematician
71 Melvin H. Evans 1917 American politician
72 Melvin L. Brown 1931 United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
73 Melvin Fowler 1979 Player of American football
74 Melvin Johnson III 1990
75 Melvin White 1950 American executed for murder
76 Melvin Platje 1988 Dutch footballer
77 Melvin Goodman American writer
78 Randy Melvin 1959 American football coach
79 Melvin Bernhardt 1931 American theatre and television director
80 Melvin E. Newlin 1948 United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
81 Melvin J. Lasky 1920 American journalist
82 Melvin Rhyne 1936 American jazz organist, best known for his work with Wes Montgomery (1936-2013)
83 Melvin T. Mason American politician
84 Melvin M. Webber 1920 American urban planner
85 Melvin J. Lerner 1929 American psychologist
86 Melvin Scott 1982 American basketball player
87 Melvin Bliss 1935 American musician
88 Melvin Foster 1971 American boxer
89 Siti Nur Syafiqa Amirol Melvin
90 Joan Orie Melvin American judge
91 Melvin Sanders 1981 American basketball player
92 Melvin Yong
93 Melvin Day 1923 New Zealand artist
94 Chasity Melvin 1976 American basketball player
95 Melvin Vaniman 1866 American photographer
96 Melvin Mayfield 1919 United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
97 Melvin Endsley 1934 American musician
98 Melvin Spencer Newman 1908 American chemist
99 Melvin Nieves 1971 Puerto Rican baseball player
100 Melvin Mercedes 1990 Dominican Republic baseball player
101 Thayer Melvin
102 Melvin Fitting 1942 Logician
103 Tom Melvin 1961 American football coach
104 Melvin Small 1939 American historian
105 Melvin Maas 1898 American politician
106 Melvin Lim 1986
107 Melvin Yeoh 1981 Mixed martial artist
108 Melvin Dixon 1950 Poet, novelist, professor, translator
109 Melvin Steinberg 1933 American politician
110 Melvin Carter
111 Melvin O. Handrich 1919 United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
112 Melvin Oliver 1983 Player of American football
113 Melvin Coombs 1948 Dancer, cultural educator, and cultural interpreter
114 Melvin O. Adams 1847 Attorney and businessman
115 Melvin Lister 1977 American athletics competitor
116 Melvin A. Cook 1911 American chemist
117 Charles Melvin 1885 Recipient of the Victoria Cross
118 Melvin Ray Kearney II
119 Melvin Mooney 1893 American physicist
120 Melvin M. Grumbach 1925 American academic
121 Melvin Charney 1935 Canadian artist and architect
122 Matt Melvin
123 Harold Melvin 1939 American musician
124 Melvin L. Kohn 1928 American sociologist
125 Melvin Kicmett 1988 Liberian footballer
126 Melvin Dorta 1982 Venezuelan baseball player
127 Melvin Klooster 1982 Belgian actor and television presenter
128 Melvin T. Brunetti 1933 United States federal judge
129 Melvin Baldwin 1838 Union Army officer
130 Melvin Dwork 1922
131 Melvin A. Eisenberg 1934 American legal academic
132 Melvin Cunningham 1973 American football player
133 Melvin J. Berman 1915
134 Melvin Jenkins 1962 American football player
135 Melvin C. Snyder 1898 American politician
136 Melvin Douglas 1963 American amateur wrestler
137 Melvin Irvin 1942 American politician
138 Melvin Newbern 1967 Basketball player
139 Marcus Melvin 1982 American basketball player
140 Sean Melvin 1994
141 Melvin Goodes Canadian businessman
142 Melvin Baker 1950
143 Melvin Bunch 1971 American baseball player
144 Melvin O. McLaughlin 1876 American politician
145 Melvin Spears 1960 American football coach
146 Melvin Lax 1922 American physicist
147 Melvin Steen 1907 American lawyer
148 Melvin Robertson 1928 American football coach
149 Melvin Tarley 1982 Liberian footballer
150 Melvin Raffin 1998
151 Melvin Burkhart 1907
152 Melvin Earl Cummings American sculptor
153 Melvin Holwijn 1980 Dutch footballer
154 Melvin Jules Bukiet American writer
155 Melvin Gallant 1932 Canadian writer and editor
156 Brian Melvin 1958
157 Melvin Tuten 1971 Player of American football
158 Melvin Claxton American journalist
159 Melvin Nash 1955 Swimmer
160 Melvin A. Eggers 1916 American academic
161 Melvin Jones 1954 American football player
162 Melvin M. Boothman 1846 American politician
163 Melvin Earl Maron American computer scientist
164 Melvin Alvah Traylor 1878 American banker
165 Melvin Rambin 1941 American mayor and businessman
166 Joe Melvin 1852 Australian journalist
167 Melvin Helitzer 1924 American writer
168 Melvin Clark George 1849 American politician
169 Melvin McQuaid 1911 Canadian politician
170 Melvin De Groote 1895 American chemist and prolific inventor
171 Melvin F. Stute 1927 Horse trainer
172 Melvin Wine 1909 American fiddler
173 Melvin Jackson 1954 American football player
174 Melvin Mamaclay 1979 Filipino basketball player
175 Melvin Williams American admiral
176 Melvin Robinson 1970 American basketball player
177 Melvin Morgan 1953 American football player
178 John Melvin 1887 US Navy officer
179 Kenneth R. Melvin 1952 American politician
180 Ed Melvin 1916 American professional basketball player
181 Melvin Bassi 1926 American football official
182 Melvin L. Stukes 1948 American politician
183 Melvin Kaplan 1929 American musician
184 Melvin T. Tukman
185 Rod Melvin
186 Melvin R. Brown 1938 American politician
187 Melvin Choo 1970 Singaporean racing driver
188 Melvin Valladares 1984 Honduran footballer
189 Melvin King 1985 Liberian footballer
190 Melvin Grootfaam 1990 Footballer
191 John Leonard Melvin 1935 British architect
192 Melvin Moss 1923
193 Melvin Berman 1929 Canadian musician
194 Melvin L. Larson 1936 American politician
195 Melvin F. Chubb, Jr. 1934 Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
196 E'Shun Melvin 2002 American child actor
197 Melvin Patrick Ely 1952 American historian
198 Eileen Melvin American business woman
199 Melvin Rader 1903 American philosopher
200 Melvin J. Hinich 1939 American economist