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Melville at a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- French Anglo Saxon Celtic Old English Scottish
- Western numerology
- 9
- Indian numerology
- 3
- Characters
- 8
- Popular
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Melville is a baby name with French, Anglo Saxon, Celtic, Old English, Scottish context. Parents can review its meaning, origin, numerology, sibling ideas, and similar names before adding it to a shortlist. The recorded meaning is A Scottish surname based on a French place name; From Malleville; hillside; Leader; town by the mill.
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