Mel can be the abbreviated version of the given names Melike, Melvyn, Melvin, Amelia, Melfyn, Melanie, Melika, Melhem, Melina, Melinda, Melody, Melissa, Melita /Melitta, Melchior, Melindro or Melville. It is also a standalone name from the Gaelic Maol, meaning bald; this was used to refer to tonsured men to mean servant, as in "Maol-Iosa" - Servant of Jesus.

People edit

People with this name include:

  • Mel Allen (1913–1996), American sportscaster
  • Mel B (born 1975), English singer, former member of the Spice Girls
  • Mel Blanc (1908–1989), American voice actor
  • Mel Bleeker (1920–1996), American National Football League player
  • Mel Brooks (born 1926), American comedy filmmaker, writer and actor
  • Mel C (born 1974), English singer, former member of the Spice Girls
  • Mel Carter (born 1939), American soul and pop singer
  • Mel Gibson (born 1956), American film actor and director
  • Mel Giedroyc (born 1968), British TV presenter and comedian
  • Mel Gray (disambiguation), several people
  • Mel Harris (born 1956), American actress
  • Mel Jones (born 1972), Australian cricketer
  • Mel Kaye, subject of The Story of Mel, about the archetypal "real programmer"
  • Mel Knight (born 1944), Canadian politician
  • Mel Lastman (1933–2021), Canadian businessman and politician
  • Mel Lisboa (born 1982), Brazilian actress
  • Mel Martin (born 1947), British actress
  • Mel McDaniel (1942–2011), American country music singer-songwriter
  • Mel Ott (1909–1958), American baseball player
  • Mel Peachey (born 1980), British television host
  • Mel Rosen (1928–2018), American track coach
  • Mel Smith (1952–2013), British actor, writer and director
  • Mel Street (1933–1978), American country music singer
  • Mel Stuessy (1901–1980), American football player
  • Mel Tiangco (born 1955), Filipino journalist, host, news caster
  • Mel Tillis (1932–2017), American country music singer-songwriter
  • Mel Tormé (1925–1999), American jazz singer, composer, arranger, and drummer
  • Mel Whinnen (born 1942), former Australian rules footballer
  • Mel White (born 1940), American clergyman and author
  • Mel Winkler (1941–2020), American actor
  • Saint Mel (died 488), early Irish missionary and founder of the diocese of Ardagh
  • Mel Robbins (born 1968), American podcast host, author, and motivational speaker

Fictional characters edit

Mel, the leader in minions

See also edit

  • Mell, Japanese singer