Mel

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United States//mɛl//

A diminutive of the male given names Melchior, Melchor, Melech, Melfyn, Melhem, Melindro, Meliton, Melville, Melvin, or Melvyn.

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

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A surname.

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

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

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian and Venetan Mel.

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Mel · A diminutive of the male given names Melchior, Melchor, Melech, Melfyn, Melhem, Melindro, Meliton, Melville, Melvin, or Melvyn.

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