Melendez

Melendez is the American spelling of the Spanish-Asturleonese surname Meléndez (var. Menéndez), common in the United States Puerto Rican community. Melendez is also the surname of Filipinos and Filipino-Americans, given that Philippines was once a Spanish Commonwealth and later a US Commonwealth. The name is of Germanic origin and it means "son of Melendo" or "son of Menendo", it is related to the Visigothic name Hermenegild. It may refer to:


 * Andre Melendez, nicknamed "Angel", a Club Kid and purported drug dealer murdered by Michael Alig and Robert D. "Freeze" Riggs
 * Benjamin Melendez, American gang member
 * Bill Melendez, Mexican-born American animator
 * Fausto Melendez, Filipino-American Chicago, IL postal worker who came up with the idea of the US postal ZIP Code.
 * Gilbert Melendez, American MMA fighter
 * Jack Melendez, Puerto Rican sportscaster
 * John Melendez, American writer and radio personality
 * Juan Melendez, American prison rights activist
 * Lisette Melendez, American pop singer
 * Mervyl Melendez, American college baseball coach
 * MJ Melendez, American baseball player