Melville is a surname and a given name. The surname has two different origins: Scottish and Irish. In Scotland, the name is a habitational name, originally of Norman origin, derived from any of several places called Malleville in Normandy. The place name Malleville is derived from the Latin elements malum ("bad") and villa ("country house"). In Ireland, the surname is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic Ó Maoilmhichíl, which means "descendant of Maoilmhichil". The Gaelic personal name Maoilmhichil means "devotee of (Saint) Michael". The surname is sometimes spelled without the terminal "e": Melvill. The given name originates from England and Scotland. The name is derived from the Scottish surname. Melville or Melvill may refer to: People Surname Alan Melville (1910–1983), South African cricketer Alan Melville (writer) (1910–1983), English playwright and composer Alex Melville (disambiguation) Alexander Gordon Melville (1819–1901), Irish anatomist Alexander Melville, 5th Earl of Leven (died 1754) Andy Melville (born 1968), Welsh footballer Andrew Melville of Garvock (died 1617), Scottish courtier Andrew Melville (1545–1622), Scottish theologian Arthur Melville (1858–1904), Scottish painter Charles Melville (1828–1867), American sailor Charles Melvill (1878–1925), British soldier with the New Zealand Military Forces Charles P. Melville, Professor of Persian History at Cambridge Christian Melville (1913–1984), Scottish rugby player Craig Melville (fl. 1990–2000s), Australian comedy director Cyron Melville (born 1984), Danish actor and musician Dan Melville (born 1956), American football player David Melville (disambiguation) Elizabeth Melville (1578–1640), Scottish poet Ellen Melville (1882–1946), New Zealand politician Emelie Melville (c. 1851–1932), actress in comic opera Esme Melville (1918–2006), Australian actor Francis Melville (disambiguation) Frank Melville (1903–1971), Australian football player Fred Melville (1882–1940), British philatelist George Melville, 1st Earl of Melville (1636–1707), Scottish aristocrat and statesman George W. Melville (1841–1912), American rear admiral, engineer, Arctic explorer and author Gertrude Melville (1884–1959), Australian politician Greg Melville (born 1979), American sportswriter Harry Melville (disambiguation), several names: Harry Melville (chemist) (1908–2000), British chemist and academic administrator Harry Melville (rugby league) (1930–1965), Australian rugby league player Henry Melvill (1798–1871), Anglican priest Henry Melville (1799–1873), Australian author Herman Melville (1819–1891), American author (Moby-Dick) James Cosmo Melvill (1792–1861): a British administrator who served as the last secretary of the East India Company. James Cosmo Melvill (1845–1929): British botanist and malacologist. James Melville (disambiguation) Jean-Pierre Melville (1917–1973), French film director Jennie Melville, pen name of British crime fiction author Gwendoline Butler (1922–2013) John Melville (disambiguation) Josephine Melville (1961–2022), British actress, director and writer June Melville (1915 -