Mel.
A diminutive of the male given names Melchior, Melchor, Melech, Melfyn, Melhem, Melindro, Meliton, Melville, Melvin, and Melvyn.
Meaning & usage
A diminutive of the male given names Melchior, Melchor, Melech, Melfyn, Melhem, Melindro, Meliton, Melville, Melvin, and Melvyn.
A diminutive of the female given names Amelia, Carmel, Melania, Melanie, Melantha, Melanthe, Melika, Melike, Melina, Melinda, Melissa, Melita, Melitta, and Melody.
A surname.
A language family, a branch of Atlantic-Congo, spoken from Guinea-Bissau to Liberia.
A variety of the Mel-Khaonh language, a Bahnaric language of northeastern Cambodia.
A frazione and former comune of Belluno, Veneto, Italy.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Italian and Venetan Mel.
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