Meaning and Origin
What does the name Mell mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
Etymology: F. mêler, OF. meller mester. See Meddle
Etymology: See Mellifluous
From Middle English melen, mælen, from Old English mǣlan (“to speak, talk”), from mǣl (“speech, talk, conversation; dispute, contest, battle”) and māl (“suit, case, action, terms, agreement, covenanted pay”), both from Proto-Germanic *mahlą (“meeting, congress, speech”), alteration of *maþlą (“meeting, congress, speech”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“to meet, encounter”). Cognate with Scots mele (“to speak, converse, tell”), Danish mæle (“to speak, utter”), Icelandic mæla (“to speak, say”), Old High German mahalōn (“to charge, accuse, proscecute”), German vermählen (“to wed, marry”). More at blackmail.
- (Britain dialectal) Discourse; conversation.
From Middle English mellen, from Old French meller, mesler (“to mix, mingle”). Compare mêlée, meddle.
See mellifluous.
- (obsolete) Honey.
mell was also found in the following language(s): Breton and Hungarian