The name Mellon is a girl's name meaning "from Meulan; descendant of Meallán".

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It's too close to the fruit "melon" to make a good first name, but if there are Mellons on your family tree, why not put it in the middle? The English form of this surname is habitational, and at one time denoted someone from Meulan-en-Yvelines, a commune outside of Paris.
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America's industrious Mellon family has Irish roots. Their variation of the surname means "descendant of Meallán" — Meallán is a given name that means "pleasant".

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Mellon is occasionally used for boys in 1924.

The name Mellon is a boy's name meaning "from Meulan; descendant of Meallán".

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Pittsburgh's Mellon family — founders of Mellon Financial Corporation and Carnegie Mellon University, among other things — gives their surname old money panache. They are Irish by heritage, giving their surname the meaning "descendant of Meallán", Meallán being an Irish given name from the word for "pleasant".
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Mellon also exists as an English surname with Norman influence. This version means "from Meulan" (now Meulan-en-Yvelines — a commune outside of Paris).

The name Mellon peaked for boys at #4752 in 1924.

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