Melvin - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Melvin \m(e)-

is pronounced MEL-vin. Possibly masculine form of Malvina (Gaelic) "smooth brow"; (Irish, Gaelic) "polished chief"; (Old English) "sword friend"; or a variant of Melville.

Melvin has 10 variant forms: Malvin, Malvyn, Malvynn, Mel, Melvon, Melvyn, Melwin, Melwyn, Melwynn and Vinnie.

A baby name that sounds like Melvin is Malvinn.

Melvin is a very common first name for men (#124 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#1472 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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