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Meaning: |
Uncertain, possibly bad town |
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Pronunciation: |
(MEL vin) [Guide] |
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Miscellaneous Info for Melvin |
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Melvin is probably derived from the surname Melville, from the French "bad town".
The change from Melville to Melvin was probably helped by the existence of other names ending in '-in', such as Devlin, Kelvin.
Some argue that it might be an evolution of the obsolete Old English name Maethelwine, composed of the elements 'maethel' (council, meeting) and 'wine' (friend, protector); hence, "council protector, council friend".
It is also sometimes associated with the 18th century created name Malvina and its variant Melvina. |
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