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Melvin Shapiro
Melvin is a masculine given name and surname, likely a variant of Melville and a descendant of the French surname de Maleuin and the later Melwin. It may alternatively be spelled as Melvyn or, in Welsh, Melfyn and the name Melivinia or Melva may be used a feminine form. Of Norman French origin, originally Malleville, which translates to "bad town," it likely made its way into usage in Scotland as a result of the Norman conquest of England. It came into use as a given name as early as the 19th century, in English-speaking populations. As a name Given name Academics * Melvin Calvin (1911–1997), American chemist who discovered the Calvin cycle * Melvin Day (1923–2016), New Zealand artist and art historian *Melvin Hochster (born 1943), American mathematician * Melvin Konner (born 1946), Professor of Anthropology * Melvin Schwartz (1932–2006), American physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1988 *Melvin Alvah Traylor, Jr. (1915–2008), American ornithologist Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melville (name)
Melville is a surname and a given name. The surname has two different origins: Scottish and Irish. 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 ''malum'' ("bad") and ''villa'' ("country house"). 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". The surname is sometimes spelled without the terminal "e": Melvill. The given name originates from England and Scotland. The name is derived from the Scottish surname. Melville or Melvill may refer to: People Surname *Alan Melville (1910–1983), South African cricketer *Alan Melville (writer) (1910–1983), English playwright and composer * Alex Melville (other) *Alexander Gordon Melville (1819–1901), Irish anatomist * Alexander Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |