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Name Origin

Melvin is a masculine given name of English origin. It is a combination of the names Melville and Melvin, meaning 'chief' or 'ruler' (from the Welsh element 'mel') and 'friend' or 'loved one' (from the Welsh element 'wyn').

englishmasculinechiefrulerfriend

Famous People

Melvin Gordon (1993-)

American football player

  • NFL Pro Bowler
  • College Football Playoff National Champion

Melvin Van Peebles (1932-2021)

Filmmaker, actor, playwright, novelist

  • Pioneer of Black cinema
  • Created the groundbreaking film 'Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song'

Melvin Calvin (1911-1997)

Chemist

  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1961)
  • Discovered the Calvin cycle, a key process in photosynthesis

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