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Meldon

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How to Pronounce Meldon

Pronounced MEL-duhn /ˈmɛl.dən/Medium

Meaning: Meldon is an English place and surname name, from Old English elements that likely mean 'multi-colored hill' or 'mill hill,' the kind of settlement name that later became a family name. Given as a first name in America, it also reads pleasantly as Mel plus the -don ending, but its true root is the English landscape term.Low

In 30 seconds: Meldon is an English surname and place name meaning roughly 'multi-colored hill' or 'mill hill.' It saw quiet mid-century American use as a first name and stayed rare.

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MeaningMeldon is an English place and surname name, from Old English elements that likely mean 'multi-colored hill' or 'mill hill,' the kind of settlement name that later became a family name. Given as a first name in America, it also reads pleasantly as Mel plus the -don ending, but its true root is the English landscape term.

U.S. rank (1977)#6496 ↘ Falling

1977 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year1954

Total births (all-time)≈ 240

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Meldon began as an English place and surname built from Old English words for a hill, and it joined the flow of such surnames into American first-name use. Its familiar Mel- opening helped it blend in among mid-century boys' names.

It was never common, given to only about fifteen boys a year at its peak in the mid-nineteen-fifties and slipping away by the late seventies. A boy named Meldon then would be a grandfather today.

Did you know? Meldon is a real place name in England, so a boy carrying it wears the label of an old hillside settlement, in the same tradition that gave us surnames like Weldon and Sheldon.

Overall data confidence 40%

References - Meldon — English place/surname; Old English 'multi-colored/mill hill'; surname-to-firstname; Mel+don read

Variations

WeldonSheldonMelton

Nicknames

Mel

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Meldon mean?

It is an English place and surname name meaning roughly 'multi-colored hill' or 'mill hill.'

How do you pronounce Meldon?

It is said MEL-duhn /ˈmɛl.dən/ - two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Meldon a boy or girl name?

Meldon has been used as a boy's name.

How popular is Meldon?

It was always rare, seeing its quiet peak in the mid-nineteen-fifties.