Mel (given name)
Mel is a given name. It is often short for Melech, Melike, Melvyn, Melvin, Amelia, Melfyn, Melanie, Melania, Melika, Melhem, Melina, Melinda, Melody, Melissa, Melita, Melitta, Melantha, Melanthe, Melvina, Melchior, Melindro, or Melville. It is also a standalone name from the Gaelic Maol, meaning bald.
People
People with this name include:- Mel Allen, American sportscaster
- Mel B, English singer, former member of the Spice Girls
- Mel Baggs, American blogger
- Mel Blanc, American voice actor
- Mel Bleeker, American National Football League player
- Mel Brooks, American comedy filmmaker, writer and actor
- Mel C, English singer, former member of the Spice Girls
- Mel Carter, American soul and pop singer
- Mel Ferrer, American actor, director and producer
- Mel Gibson, American film actor and director
- Mel Giedroyc, British TV presenter and comedian
- Mel Gray (disambiguation), several people
- Mel Hall, American baseball player
- Mel Harris, American actress
- Mel Jones, Australian cricketer
- Mel Kaye, subject of The Story of Mel, about the archetypal "real programmer"
- Mel Knight, Canadian politician
- Mel Lastman, Canadian businessman and politician
- Mel Leipzig, American painter and educator
- Mel Lisboa, Brazilian actress
- Mel Martin, British actress
- Mel McDaniel, American country music singer-songwriter
- Mel Ott, American baseball player
- Mel Peachey, British television host
- Mel Rosen, American track coach
- Mel Smith, British actor, writer and director
- Mel Street, American country music singer
- Mel Stuessy, American football player
- Mel Tiangco, Filipino journalist, host, news caster
- Mel Tillis, American country music singer-songwriter
- Mel Tormé, American jazz singer, composer, arranger, and drummer
- Mel Whinnen, former Australian rules footballer
- Mel White, American clergyman and author
- Mel Winkler, American actor
- Saint Mel, early Irish missionary and founder of the diocese of Ardagh
- Mel Robbins, 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 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, leader of the Minions since Despicable Me 3
- Mel, a character on the TV series ''Jack's Big Music Show''