Mel (given name)

Mel can be the abbreviated version of the given names Melike, Melvyn, Melvin, Amelia, Melfyn, Melanie, Melika, Melhem, Melina, Melinda, Melody, Melissa, Melita /Melitta, Melchior, Melindro or Melville. It is also a standalone name from the Gaelic Maol, meaning bald; this was used to refer to tonsured men to mean servant, as in "Maol-Iosa" - Servant of Jesus.

People
People with this name include:


 * Mel Allen (1913–1996), American sportscaster
 * Mel B (born 1975), English singer, former member of the Spice Girls
 * Mel Blanc (1908–1989), American voice actor
 * Mel Bleeker (1920–1996), American National Football League player
 * Mel Brooks (born 1926), American comedy filmmaker, writer and actor
 * Mel C (born 1974), English singer, former member of the Spice Girls
 * Mel Carter (born 1939), American soul and pop singer
 * Mel Gibson (born 1956), American film actor and director
 * Mel Giedroyc (born 1968), British TV presenter and comedian
 * Mel Gray (disambiguation), several people
 * Mel Harris (born 1956), American actress
 * Mel Jones (born 1972), Australian cricketer
 * Mel Kaye, subject of The Story of Mel, about the archetypal "real programmer"
 * Mel Knight (born 1944), Canadian politician
 * Mel Lastman (1933–2021), Canadian businessman and politician
 * Mel Lisboa (born 1982), Brazilian actress
 * Mel Martin (born 1947), British actress
 * Mel McDaniel (1942–2011), American country music singer-songwriter
 * Mel Ott (1909–1958), American baseball player
 * Mel Peachey (born 1980), British television host
 * Mel Rosen (1928–2018), American track coach
 * Mel Smith (1952–2013), British actor, writer and director
 * Mel Street (1933–1978), American country music singer
 * Mel Stuessy (1901–1980), American football player
 * Mel Tiangco (born 1955), Filipino journalist, host, news caster
 * Mel Tillis (1932–2017), American country music singer-songwriter
 * Mel Tormé (1925–1999), American jazz singer, composer, arranger, and drummer
 * Mel Whinnen (born 1942), former Australian rules footballer
 * Mel White (born 1940), American clergyman and author
 * Mel Winkler (1941–2020), American actor
 * Saint Mel (died 488), early Irish missionary and founder of the diocese of Ardagh
 * Mel Robbins (born 1968), American podcast host, author, and motivational speaker

Fictional characters
Mel, the leader in minions
 * 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 Medarda, one of the main characters in the 2021 animated series Arcane: League of Legends
 * Mel, a character on the TV series Jack's Big Music Show