Mel (given name)

Mel can be the abbreviated version of the given names Melvyn, Melvin, Melanie, Melina, Melinda, Melissa, Melody, Melitta, Melchior or Melville. It is also a standalone name from the Gaelic Maol, meaning bald; this was used to refer to tonsured men to mean servant, as in "Maol-Iosa" - Servant of Jesus.

People

People with this name include:

• Mel B (born 1975), English singer, former member of the Spice Girls
• Mel Blanc (1908–89), 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 Lisboa (born 1982), Brazilian actress
• Mel Martin (born 1947), British actress
• Mel McDaniel (born 1942), American country music artist
• Mel Ott (1909–58), American baseball player
• Mel Peachey (born 1980), British television host
• Mel Rosen (born 1928), American track coach
• Mel Smith (1952-2013), British actor, writer and director
• Mel Stuessy (1901–80), American football player
• Mel Tiangco (born 1955), Filipino journalist, host, news caster
• Mel Tillis (born 1932), American country singer
• Mel Tormé (1925–99), American jazz singer, composer, arranger, and drummer
• Mel Whinnen (born 1942), former Australian rules footballer
• Mel White (born 1940), American clergyman and author
• 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