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Percy Hide Reaney, Richard Middlewood Wilson, ''A Dictionary of English Surnames'' (1991).</ref> It may alternatively be spelled as '''[[Melvyn]]''' or, in Welsh, '''[[Melfyn]]''' and the name '''Melivinia''' or '''Melva''' may be used a feminine form. Of [[Norman French]] origin, originally '''Malleville''', which translates to "bad town," it likely made its way into usage in [[Scotland]] as a result of the [[Norman conquest of England]].<ref>"David Melvin was a member of the Scots Charitable Society of Boston in 1692, and James Melvin settled in East New Jersey in 1685."
David Dobson, ''The Scottish Surnames of Colonial America'' (2003), p. 105.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/melville|title=Meaning, origin and history of the Name Melville|last=Campbell|first=Mike|website=Behind the Name|access-date=2018-10-31}}</ref> It came into use as a given name as early as the 19th century, in English-speaking populations.
Melvin is very high maintenance.
== As a name ==
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