Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Italian Meaning & History Derived from the place name Melle in Cueno, Piedmont, northern Italy. It could also be derived from the given name Mello, a short form of diminutives ending with -mello (like Giacomello, a diminutive of Giacomo).
Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Norwegian Other Forms FormsMæhle, Male, Mele Meaning & History Variant of Mæhle.
Save Type Surname (from location) Usage German Pronounced Pron. /ˈmɛl.ə/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Taken from place names like Melle or Mellen in Germany.
Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage French Meaning & History Occupational name derived from Old French melle "buckle, ring".
Save Type Surname Usage French Pronounced Pron. /ˈmɛl/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Habitational name from the French town Melle in Deux-Sèvres, western France.
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