Melbourne is a surname, and a masculine given name. It is derived from the English toponym Melbourne, named in Old English as 'millstream', from ' 'mill' and ' 'stream', i.e. the mill by the stream.
Given name
- Melbourne Armstrong Carriker (1879âÂÂ1965), American ornithologist and entomologist
- Melbourne Parker Boynton (1867âÂÂ1942), American pastor and temperance proponent
- Melbourne Brindle (1904âÂÂ1995), Australian-American illustrator and painter
- Melbourne H. Ford (1849âÂÂ1891), American politician
- Melbourne Gass (1938âÂÂ2018), Canadian politician
- Melbourne Inman (1878âÂÂ1951), English snooker player
- Melbourne Johns (1901âÂÂ1955), Welsh-born munitions factory worker
- Melbourne MacDowell (1856âÂÂ1941), American stage and screen actor
- Melbourne McTaggart Tait (1842âÂÂ1917), Canadian lawyer and judge
- Melbourne Moran, American politician
- Melbourne Thomas (1896âÂÂ1966), Welsh rugby union player
- Melbourne Tierney (1923âÂÂ2014), Welsh rugby league player
Surname
- A. C. V. Melbourne (1888âÂÂ1943), Australian historian
- Charles Melbourne (1838âÂÂ1891), Australian politician
- Colin Melbourne (1928âÂÂ2009), English ceramicist and sculptor
- Hirini Melbourne (1949âÂÂ2003), MÃÂori academic, musician, composer and activist
- Jade Melbourne (born 2002), Australian basketball player
- Jimmy Melbourne (c. 1876âÂÂ1937), Australian rules footballer
- Mark Melbourne (15 April 1984, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary) is an Irish rugby union player
- Max Melbourne (born 1998), English footballer
See also