Mel (given name)

Mel can be the abbreviated version of the given names Melvyn, Melvin, Melfyn, Melanie, Melika, Melhem, Melina, Melinda, Melody, Melissa, 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

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 1928), American comedy filmmaker, writer and actor
• Mel C (born 1974), English singer, former member of the Spice Girls
• Mel Gibson (born 1956), American-born Australian/Irish film actor and director
• Mel Giedroyc (born 1968), British TV presenter and comedian
• Mel Harris (born 1956), American actress
• Mel Lastman (born 1933), Canadian businessman and politician
• Mel Lisboa (born 1982), Brazilian actress
• Mel Martin (born 1947), British actress
• Mel McDaniel (1942–2011), American country music artist
• Mel Ott (1909–1958), American baseball player
• Mel Peachey (born 1980), British television host
• Mel Rosen (born 1928), American track coach
• Mel Smith (1952-2013), British actor, writer and director
• Mel Stuessy (1901–1980), American football player
• Mel Tiangco (born 1955), Filipino journalist, host, news caster
• Mel Tillis (1932–2017), American country 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
• Saint Mel (died 488), early Irish missionary and founder of the diocese of Ardagh

Fictional characters

• Mel Burton, a character on the soap opera Hollyoaks
• Mel Bush, the companion character for the Sixth and Seventh Doctor in the Doctor Who television series
• Mel Karnofsky, a character from the television sitcom Frasier
• Mel Owen, a character on the soap opera Eastenders
• Mel Sharples, owner and cook of Mel's Diner on the American sitcom Alice
• Mel, a Welsh terrier in the direct-to-video animated film Balto III: Wings of Change
• Mel Vera, one of the main characters of the 2018 television series Charmed
• Sideshow Mel, a character on the cartoon show The Simpsons
• Mel, the title character of the video game Portal Stories: Mel
• Mel, a pug in the computer-animated film The Secret Life of Pets

See also

• Mell, Japanese singer