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Melville is a surname and a given name. The surname has two different origins: Scottish and Irish. The given name originates from England and Scotland. It is also the name of a Scottish noble family. ==Origins== ;Surname In Scotland the name is a habitational name, originally of Norman origin, derived from any of several places called ''Malleville'' in Normandy. The place name ''Malleville'' is derived from the Latin elements ''mala'' meaning "bad", and ''ville'' meaning "settlement". In Ireland the surname is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic ''Ó Maoilmhichíl'' which means "descendant of ''Maoilmhichil''". The Gaelic personal name Maoilmhichil means "devotee of (Saint) Michael".〔(Melville Name Meaning and History ) Retrieved on 2008-04-20〕 The surname is sometimes spelled without the terminal "e": Melvill. ;Given name The given name ''Melville'' is of English and Scottish origin. The name is derived from the Scottish surname.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Melville (name)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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