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Melville

MEL-vil

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“Scottish 'mail-ville' meaning 'industrial settlement.' Immortalized by author Herman Melville, it carries maritime and literary weight.”

Popularity Over Time

Melville US popularity rank over timeRank 6624 in 1981 to rank 563 in 1902. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#563#3594#662419001920194019601981

Melville is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

NormanScottish

Syllables

2

Nicknames

MelMelvilleVille

Style

LiteraryRomanticGrandVintage

Famous Bearers

  • Herman Melville (author)
  • Melville Poupard (cricketer)

Collections

Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Old Money Names → Preppy & Surname Names → Two Syllables → Vintage Revival →

Similar Names

Melvin

Gaelic Beautiful But Not Top 100

Sibling Name Ideas

Sullivan

Gaelic Beautiful But Not Top 100

Harrison

Germanic Beautiful But Not Top 100

Emerson

English Beautiful But Not Top 100

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People Also Ask

Scottish 'mail-ville' meaning 'industrial settlement.' Immortalized by author Herman Melville, it carries maritime and literary weight.

Melville is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Melville include Mel, Melville, Ville.

Names that pair beautifully with Melville include Sullivan, Harrison, Emerson.