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Meaning & Origins
Modern name of uncertain origin, probably a variant of the less common Melville. The variant Melvyn is associated particularly with the film star Melvyn Douglas (1901–81).
| 356th in the U.S. for 2011 |
English and Welsh: from the medieval personal name Elis, a vernacular form of Elijah (see Elias). In Wales this surname absorbed forms derived from the Welsh personal name Elisedd, a derivative of elus ‘kindly’, ‘benevolent’.
| 115th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Melvyn, Melvina, Melven, Melvon, Melvena, Melvine, Melvenia, Melvinia, Melvene, Melvan
Elliott, Ellison, Elliot, Ellington, Ellingson, Ellinger, Elliston, Elling, Ellingsworth, Ellisor
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