Mel (given name)

Mel can be the abbreviated version of the given names: Melvin, Melanie, Melinda, Melissa or Melville. It is also a standalone name from the Gaelic Maol, meaning "follower of Jesus." It can also refer to Mel 'Melon' Inky who is the most awesome person in the world!

People

People with this name include:

• Mel B (born 1975), English singer, former member of the Spice Girls
• Mel Blanc (1908–1989), American voice actor
• 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-Australian film actor
• Mel Harris (born 1956), American actress
• Mel Kaye, archetypical "real programmer" in programming folklore
• Mel Lastman (born 1933), Canadian businessman and politician
• Mel McDaniel (born 1942), American country music artist
• Mel Ott (1909–1958), American baseball player
• Mel Peachey (born 1980), British television host
• Mel Smith (born 1956), British actor, writer and director
• Mel Tiangco (born 1955), Filipino journalist, host, news caster
• Mel Tillis (born 1932), American country singer
• Mel Tormé (1925-1999), American jazz singer, composer, arranger, and drummer
• Saint Mel (died 488), early Irish missionary and founder of the diocese of Ardagh

Fictional characters

• Mel, a character on the children's television program Sesame Street
• Mel Burton, a character on the soap opera Hollyoaks
• Mel, a character on the television series Doctor Who
• Dr. Melinda Karnofsky, a character on the television comedy Frasier
• Melanie Owen, a character on the soap opera Eastenders
• Mel Sharples, owner and cook of Mel's Diner on the sitcom Alice
• Mel, a character on the cartoon show Di-Gata Defenders
• Mel, a character in the computer game The Even More Incredible Machine
• Mel, a character on the television series Flight of The Conchords
• Sideshow Mel, a character on the cartoon show The Simpsons