About Melville
The name "Melville" is of French origin and is derived from the Old French words "mal" meaning "bad" or "ill" and "ville" meaning "town" or "settlement." Therefore, the name "Melville" can be interpreted to mean "bad town" or "ill settlement." It is a surname that may have originated as a place name referring to a location with unfavorable or unfortunate characteristics.
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Most individuals with the name Melville are male.
The popularity of the name has decreased by -16.67% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Melville in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Melville using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.