Melville

English

Proper noun

Melville

1. A Scottish habitational surname of Norman origin, from Malleville in Normandy.
2. Herman Melville (1819-1891), an American novelist, essayist, and poet. He is best remembered for the novel Moby-Dick.
3. His works or media adaptations of his works.

Derived terms

• Melvillean, Melvillian