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Melvine

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How to Pronounce Melvine

Pronounced MEL-veen /ˈmɛl.viːn/Medium

Meaning: Melvine is a feminine form of Melvin, a name of English and Scottish background variously tied to a word for a 'council friend' or to the Norman place-name Melville. The -ine ending gives it a softer, feminine finish.Low

In 30 seconds: Melvine is a feminine form of Melvin, linked to 'council friend' or the place Melville. It stayed rare, peaking around the early nineteen-twenties (said MEL-veen).
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Origin LowEnglish
MeaningMelvine is a feminine form of Melvin, a name of English and Scottish background variously tied to a word for a 'council friend' or to the Norman place-name Melville. The -ine ending gives it a softer, feminine finish.
U.S. rank (1963)#7286 ↘ Falling
1963 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1922
Total births (all-time)≈ 270
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Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 192219121963

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

Melvine is a feminine form of Melvin, a name of English and Scottish roots read either as a 'council friend' or as a form of the place-name Melville. Softened with the -ine ending, it belongs to the early twentieth-century fashion for turning men's names into graceful women's ones.

It appears very thinly in American records in the early last century and reached its faint peak around the early nineteen-twenties. A girl given Melvine then would belong to a great-grandmother generation today.

Did you know? Feminizing a man's name with -ine or -a was common in the early last century, so Melvine reads as a period pairing to the then-popular Melvin.
Overall data confidence 34%
References - Melvine — Feminine form of Melvin.

Variations

MelvinaMalvinaMelva

Nicknames

MelVina

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Melvine mean?

Melvine is a feminine form of Melvin, linked to a word for 'council friend' or to the place Melville.

How do you pronounce Melvine?

It is said MEL-veen /ˈmɛl.viːn/, two syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Melvine a boy or girl name?

Melvine is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Melvine?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its faint peak in the early nineteen-twenties.

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