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♂ Melvin
What does Melvin mean?
Melvin 
▼ as a boys' name 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.
STARTS WITH Mel-
ASSOCIATED WITH chief (leader), old, sword (warrior), friend
Variations
VARIANTS Malvin, Malvyn, Malvynn, Mel, Melvon, Melvyn▼, Melwin, Melwyn, Melwynn, Vinnie
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Melvin Stanley (M.S.), ..
How popular is Melvin?
Melvin is a very popular first name for males (#124 out of 1220, Top 10%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#1679 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Melvin reached its apex rank of #49 in the U.S. in the 1920s, and is at #720 currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Melvin (#720 A YEAR AGO) listed in the Top 2000 are Malvin, Mel, Melville, Melvyn and Melwin. These relations of Melvin were at the peak of their popularity during the years 1930-1939 (ADOPTION OF 0.4%) and have become significantly less conventional since, with versions such as Melvin becoming less stylish.
Similar Names
Melvin▼ is alike in pronunciation to Malvinn. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Alvin▼, Bevin, Bevvin, Calvin, Delfin, Delvin, Delvon, Delwin, Dervin, Devin▼, Elvin▼, Feltin (see Felton), Galvin, Jeavin, Jevin, Jevvin (see Jevon), Kalvin, Kellin, Keltin, Kelvan, Kelven, Kelvin▼, Kelvis, Kelvon, Kelvyn, Kelwin, Kervin, Kevin▼, Levin, Malin, Mallin, Marvin▼, Medvin, Medwin, Meldan, Melden, Meldon, Mellan, Mellen, Mellin, Mellon, Merlin▼, Merven, Mervin▼, Mervyn, Merwin, Miltin (see Milton), Murvin, Nevin, Selwin and Tevin▼. These names tend to be less commonly used than Melvin.
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