English word origin

Etymology of Mel

Borrowed from Italian and Venetan Mel.

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Source etymology 1

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name

A diminutive of the male given names Melchior, Melchor, Melech, Melfyn, Melhem, Melindro, Meliton, Melville, Melvin, and Melvyn. · A diminutive of the female given names Amelia, Carmel, Melania, Melanie, Melantha, Melanthe, Melika, Melike, Melina, Melinda, Melissa, Melita, Melitta, and Melody.

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Source etymology 2

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name

A surname.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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Source etymology 3

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name

A language family, a branch of Atlantic-Congo, spoken from Guinea-Bissau to Liberia.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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Source etymology 4

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name

A variety of the Mel-Khaonh language, a Bahnaric language of northeastern Cambodia.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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Source etymology 5

Original entry ↗

name

A frazione and former comune of Belluno, Veneto, Italy.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Italian and Venetan Mel.

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