Updated May 24, 2023 Share: Boy name origins & meanings Celtic : Chief Boy name variations Malvin Malvin + 40% this year Masculine Rare Find out more Melvyn Melvyn - 45% this year Masculine Rare Find out more Mel Mel + 39% this year Neutral Rare Find out more Mal Mal + 17% this year Neutral Rare Find out more How Popular Is The Name Melvin Family name origins & meanings Scottish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Bheathain (see McIlwaine).Scottish : variant of Melville 1.Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maoil Mhín ‘descendant of the devotee of Maoilmhín’, a personal name meaning ‘gentle chieftain’.