Melbourne (name)

Melbourne is a surname, and a masculine given name. It is derived from the English toponym Melbourne, named in Old English as 'millstream', from mylen 'mill' and burna 'stream', i.e. the mill by the stream.

Given name

Melbourne Armstrong Carriker (1879–1965), American ornithologist and entomologist
Melbourne Parker Boynton (1867–1942), American pastor and temperance proponent
Melbourne Brindle (1904–1995), Australian-American illustrator and painter
Melbourne H. Ford (1849–1891), American politician
Melbourne Gass (1938–2018), Canadian politician
Melbourne Inman (1878–1951), English snooker player
Melbourne Johns (1901–1955), Welsh-born munitions factory worker
Melbourne MacDowell (1856–1941), American stage and screen actor
Melbourne McTaggart Tait (1842–1917), Canadian lawyer and judge
Melbourne Thomas (1896–1966), Welsh rugby union player
Melbourne Tierney (1923–2014), Welsh rugby league player

Surname

A. C. V. Melbourne (1888–1943), Australian historian
Charles Melbourne (1838–1891), Australian politician
Colin Melbourne (1928–2009), English ceramicist and sculptor
Hirini Melbourne (1949–2003), Māori academic, musician, composer and activist
Jade Melbourne (born 2002), Australian basketball player
Jimmy Melbourne (c. 1876–1937), Australian rules footballer
Mark Melbourne (15 April 1984, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary) is an Irish rugby union player
Max Melbourne (born 1998), English footballer

Given name

Surname

See also