Mel (given name)
Mel can be the abbreviated version of the given names Melvyn, Melvin, Amelia, Melfyn, Melanie, Melika, Melhem, Melina, Melinda, Melody, Melissa, Melita /Melitta, Melchior, Melindro or Melville. It is also a standalone name from the Gaelic Maol, meaning bald; this was used to refer to tonsured men to mean servant, as in "Maol-Iosa" - Servant of Jesus.
People
People with this name include:
- Mel Allen (1913–1996), American sportscaster
- Mel B (born 1975), English singer, former member of the Spice Girls
- Mel Blanc (1908–1989), American voice actor
- Mel Bleeker (1920–1996), American National Football League player
- Mel Brooks (born 1926), American comedy filmmaker, writer and actor
- Mel C (born 1974), English singer, former member of the Spice Girls
- Mel Carter (born 1939), American soul and pop singer
- Mel Corry (1964-2021), Irish Communist, Trade Unionist and Bluegrass musician
- Mel Gibson (born 1956), Australian/American film actor and director
- Mel Giedroyc (born 1968), British TV presenter and comedian
- Mel Gray (disambiguation), several people
- Mel Harris (born 1956), American actress
- Mel Jones (born 1972), Australian cricketer
- Mel Kaye, subject of The Story of Mel, about the archetypal "real programmer"
- Mel Lastman (1933–2021), Canadian businessman and politician
- Mel Lisboa (born 1982), Brazilian actress
- Mel Martin (born 1947), British actress
- Mel McDaniel (1942–2011), American country music singer-songwriter
- Mel Ott (1909–1958), American baseball player
- Mel Peachey (born 1980), British television host
- Mel Rosen (1928–2018), American track coach
- Mel Smith (1952–2013), British actor, writer and director
- Mel Street (1933–1978), American country music singer
- Mel Stuessy (1901–1980), American football player
- Mel Tiangco (born 1955), Filipino journalist, host, news caster
- Mel Tillis (1932–2017), American country music singer-songwriter
- Mel Tormé (1925–1999), American jazz singer, composer, arranger, and drummer
- Mel Whinnen (born 1942), former Australian rules footballer
- Mel White (born 1940), American clergyman and author
- Saint Mel (died 488), early Irish missionary and founder of the diocese of Ardagh
- Mel Robbins (born 1968), American podcast host, author, and motivational speaker
Fictional characters
- Mel Burton, a character on the soap opera Hollyoaks
- Mel Bush, the companion character for the Sixth and Seventh Doctor in the Doctor Who television series
- Mel Karnofsky, a character from the television sitcom Frasier
- Mel Owen, a character on the soap opera Eastenders
- Mel Sharples, owner and cook of Mel's Diner on the American sitcom Alice
- Mel, a Welsh terrier in the direct-to-video animated film Balto III: Wings of Change
- Mel Vera, one of the main characters of the 2018 television series Charmed
- Sideshow Mel, a character on the cartoon show The Simpsons
- Mel, the title character of the video game Portal Stories: Mel
- Mel, a pug in the computer-animated film The Secret Life of Pets
- Cousin Mel, the antagonist of Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
- "Mel" Melathia, a character in the Filipino Webtoon series Mage & Demon Queen
- Mel, a character in the video game The Last of Us Part II
- Mel Medarda, one of the main characters in the 2021 animated series Arcane: League of Legends
Mel, the leader in minions
- Mel, a character on the TV series Jack's Big Music Show
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