Melville is a suburb in southern Hamilton

Hamilton, New Zealand

Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland...

 in New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

. It is named after James Dougal Melville. Many of the streets in Melville are named after war heroes, including Douglas Bader

Douglas Bader

Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, FRAeS, DL was a Royal Air Force fighter ace during the Second World War. He was credited with 20 aerial victories, four shared victories, six probables, one shared probable and 11 enemy aircraft damaged.Bader joined the...

, Bernard Montgomery, Odette Hallowes, David Beatty

David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty

Admiral of the Fleet David Richard Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, GCB, OM, GCVO, DSO was an admiral in the Royal Navy...

 and William Slim

William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim

Field Marshal William Joseph "Bill"'Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DSO, MC, KStJ was a British military commander and the 13th Governor-General of Australia....

.

Melville lends its name to one of Hamilton's top association football teams, Melville United

Melville United

Melville United AFC is a professional football club in Melville, Hamilton, New Zealand. It competes in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier.-History:...

 who compete in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier.

See also

• Suburbs of Hamilton, New Zealand
  Suburbs of Hamilton, New Zealand
  List of Hamilton suburbs.*Aberdeen*Ashmore*Beerescourt*Callum Brae*Chartwell*Chedworth Park*Claudelands*Crawshaw*Deanwell*Dinsdale*Enderley*Fairfield*Fairview Downs*Fitzroy*Flagstaff*Forest Lake*Frankton*Glaisdale*Glenview*Grandview Heights...