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Melvin

American  
[mel-vin] / ˈmɛl vɪn /
Or Melvyn

noun

  1. a male given name.


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Buell Chief Executive Bill Melvin said his Michigan-based company sells only a few bikes in Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

"The memory of those who lost their lives, Adrian Daulby and Melvin Cravitz, and of those who were injured, Andrew Franks, Bernard Agyemang and Yoni Finlay, remain especially vivid in my mind."

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Founder and organiser Melvin Benn told festival-goers on Sunday he had signed a new 25-year lease to keep it based at Henham Park near Southwold, Suffolk.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

At the bottom of a stairwell, the complaint alleges, Truelove spotted Melvin and called out his name.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

The ink was barely dry on the bulletin in Air Scoop announcing the reduction in force before Melvin Butler released a plan to offer permanent appointments to war service employees.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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