Meanings
plural Melvilles
- countableA Scottish habitational surname from Old French of Norman origin, from Malleville in Normandy.
- countableuncountableA suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
- countableuncountableA suburb of Newcastle in the Maitland council area, New South Wales, Australia.
- countableuncountableA suburb of Perth, Western Australia, in the City of Melville.
- countableuncountableA local government area in Perth, Western Australia; in full, the City of Melville.
- countableuncountableA southern suburb of Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand.
- A number of places in the United States:
- countableuncountableA town in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
- countableuncountableA township in Renville County, Minnesota.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Sweet Grass County, Montana.
- countableuncountableA hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Huntington, Suffolk County, New York.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Foster County, North Dakota.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon.
- countableuncountableA census-designated place in Middletown and Portsmouth, Rhode Island, named after Admiral George W. Melville.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.
Cite this entry
Melville. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Melville
“Melville.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Melville. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Melville,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Melville.
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