indicate the level to which a name has been verified.Type Surname (from given name, from occupation & from location)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈmel.ə/(German, Norwegian, Flemish, Dutch) /ˈmel.lə/(Italian) /ˈmel.je/(French) [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsMello, Mele, Mellen, Van Melle
Meaning & History
Some characteristic forenames: German Heinz, Horst, Kurt, Otto.Italian: habitational name from Melle in Cuneo province (Piedmont); in some cases possibly also a variant of a personal name such as Mello.Norwegian: probably a variant of Mele.North German: habitational name from either of two places called Melle or Mellen.French: metonymic occupational name from Old French melle ‘buckle, ring’.French: habitational name from Melle-sur-Béronne in Deux-Sèvres.Flemish and Dutch (Van Melle): habitational name for someone from a place called Melle in East Flanders (Belgium).