Melva
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning council friend; form of melvin.
Melva by the numbers
In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Melva. In the US, 5 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 308 babies in 1938, so it is a 1930s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Melva. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean friendship
Like Melva, each of these has friendship in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Dakotafriends; allies2,330 in the US (2017)
- Ruthfriend or companion1,194 in the US (2017)
- Karafriend or dear; a form of Cara606 in the US (2017)
- Winniegentle friend; diminutive of Winfred or Winifred416 in England and Wales (2025)
- Bellamybeautiful friend; from bel ami381 in the US (2017)
- Samiraentertaining companion; fem. of Samir260 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Melva
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