"Mel" meaning in English

See Mel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Rhymes: -ɛl Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Mel
  1. Short form of female given names such as Melanie, Melinda, Melissa, Melina, Melody and Carmel. Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names
    Sense id: en-Mel-en-name-3RoMGsrZ Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 49 29 22
  2. Short form of the male given names Melvin, Melvyn and Melchor. Categories (topical): English diminutives of male given names
    Sense id: en-Mel-en-name-octE5uB7 Disambiguation of English diminutives of male given names: 33 42 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Rhymes: -ɛl Head templates: {{en-prop}} Mel
  1. A language family, a branch of Atlantic-Congo, spoken from Guinea-Bissau to Liberia. Categories (topical): Language families
    Sense id: en-Mel-en-name-o5xpPFqM Disambiguation of Language families: 20 16 64 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 17 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 19 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 19 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "Melchor",
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