Melville
Melville proper noun: a Scottish habitational surname from Old French of Norman origin, from Malleville in Normandy.
Proper noun
Melville (countable and uncountable, plural Melvilles)
- A Scottish habitational surname from Old French of Norman origin, from Malleville in Normandy.
- A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
- A suburb of Newcastle in the Maitland council area, New South Wales, Australia.
- A suburb of Perth, Western Australia, in the City of Melville.
- A local government area in Perth, Western Australia; in full, the City of Melville.
- A southern suburb of Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand.
- A town in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
- A township in Renville County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Sweet Grass County, Montana.
- A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Huntington, Suffolk County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Foster County, North Dakota.
- An unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon.
- A census-designated place in Middletown and Portsmouth, Rhode Island, named after Admiral George W. Melville.
- An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.
Forms of Melville
| plural | Melvilles |
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Words formed from Melville
- Melvillean
- Melvillian
- Melville Forest
- Melville Island
- Melville Peninsula
- Mount Melville
Questions about Melville
- What does Melville mean?
- Melville means a Scottish habitational surname from Old French of Norman origin, from Malleville in Normandy.
- What part of speech is Melville?
- Melville is a proper noun.
Words near Melville in the dictionary
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