Melville
Meaning of Melville
Melville is a unisex name with English origins. It is pronounced as MEL-vil (/ˈmɛl.vɪl/). A variation of this name is Melvin. The name Melville has been given to newborns in the United States since at least 1880. While it has not been consistently popular over the years, it has maintained a presence. In recent decades, the name Melville has ranked between 2444 and 6260 in terms of occurrence. Melville may be a unique choice for parents looking for a versatile and classic name for their baby.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as MEL-vil (/ˈmɛl.vɪl/)
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Notable People Named Melville
| Melville Weston Fuller was the eighth chief justice of the United States known for his staunch conservatism and major opinions on federal income tax, the Commerce Clause, and citizenship law. |
| Melville Jean Herskovits was an influential American anthropologist who pioneered African and African Diaspora studies in American academia, known for his exploration of cultural continuity from African cultures within African-American communities, often collaborating with his wife Frances Herskovits. |
| Melville Bell Grosvenor, grandson of Alexander Graham Bell, served as president of the National Geographic Society and editor of The National Geographic Magazine from 1957 to 1967. |
| Alfred Melville Cook was a British organist, conductor, composer, and teacher. |
| Melville Elijah Stone was an influential American newspaper publisher and the founder of the Chicago Daily News, as well as the general manager of the reorganized Associated Press. |
| Melville Cox Brown was an American politician and jurist. |
| Melville Eastham was a prominent American radio pioneer and business executive. |
| Melville Marks Robinson, also known as M. M. Robinson and Bobby Robinson, was a Canadian journalist and sports executive who founded the British Empire Games, now known as the Commonwealth Games. |
| Melville Bull was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island. |
| Melville Reeves Hopewell was a Nebraska lawyer and Republican politician who served as the state's 12th lieutenant governor from 1907 to 1911. |
| Melville Hammond Long, from San Francisco, California, was a notable American tennis player. |
| Gordon Melville Clark was a British diver who participated in the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece. |
| Melville Charles James was an Australian Anglican bishop who served as vicar of St Peter's Ballarat and Archdeacon of Maryborough and Ballarat before becoming a bishop. |
| Melville Charlton was a pioneering American organist, composer, and music educator, known for being the first African-American organist admitted to the American Guild of Organists and for his popular piano composition, Poem Erotique. |
| Melville Wallace was a South African sports shooter who competed in the team free rifle event at the 1924 Summer Olympics. |
