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♀ Mel (girl)
What does Mel mean?
Mel 
as a girls' name (also used as boys' name Mel) has its roots in English, Greek and Old French, and Mel means "smooth brow; black, dark; bee; honey; brave strength". Mel is an alternate spelling of Malvina (English). Mel is also a variant of Melanie (Greek). Mel is also used as a form of Melissa (Greek), and a form of Millicent (Old French).
STARTS WITH Mel-
ASSOCIATED WITH greek, smooth (gentle), black, bee, honey (beautiful), brave, strength
Variations
VARIANT Mal
RELATED FORMS VIA MALVINA, MELANIE, MELISSA, MILLICENT Malva, Mela, Melana, Melani▲, Melany, Melesa, Melisa▼, Melise, Meliza, Mella, Melli, Mellie▼, Melly, Meloni, Melony, Melosa, Melva▼, Melvie, Milli, Milly
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Mel?
Mel is a rare first name for women but a somewhat popular last name for all people (#77742 out of 150436, Top 52%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Which version is better?
Popular variation forms of Mel (NOT IN TOP 2000) listed in the Top 2000 are Malva, Malvina, Melani (#1175 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Melanie (#105), Melany (#615), Melisa, Melissa (#297), Mella, Mellie, Melony, Melva, Millicent (#1730) and Milly (#1871). Other variants, like Melly, are seldom used. Adoption of these forms of Mel was more pronounced among parents during the years 1970-1979 (USAGE OF 2.04%) and is now much less (USAGE 0.29%, 85.9% LESS), with forms like Melissa becoming less stylish. Melani is the most fashionable girl name here. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Similar Names
Mel is alike in pronunciation to Maelle, Mille and Moll. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Bel, Del, Mea, Meg, Mei, Merl and Nel. These names tend to be more commonly used than Mel.
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