Melvin

Melvin may refer to one of the following:

Name:

• Melvin as a given name, surname, and place name, comes, possibly, from the Old English name Maethelwine which meant "counsel friend". The abbreviated form of the name is Mel.

Location:

• Melvin, Michigan
• Melvin, Iowa
• Melvin, Illinois
• Melvin, Texas

People:

• Eric Melvin, guitarist of NOFX
• The Melvins, American rock band
• Melvin Butlers, the name used for the fictional character Gurio Umino in the American version of Sailor Moon

Miscellaneous:

• The Melvin was the national Scoutcraft Competition of Scouting Ireland (CSI).
• Melvin (Slang), Internet slang term for administrators of overly moderated discussion forums.
• A Melvin can mean a wedgie that is given in the front instead of the back