From a Scottish surname which was originally from a Norman French place name meaning "bad town". A famous bearer of the surname was the American author Herman Melville (1819-1891), who wrote several novels including 'Moby-Dick'. Melville is a French locational name for people who come from Malleville in Normandy. It is derived from the Old French words "mal", which means "bad", and "ville", which means "settlement".
Melville Celebrities Melville Shavelson - film director,
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