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Throughout the world, Mellen (梅林 , Mellen , ميلين ) is quite a common unisex forename. The forename Mellen is habitual in China, where it is a rare unisex name, Syria, where it is a rare female name, and Philippines, where it is a very rare principally female, but very seldom masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in China, Philippines, and India. Very seldom, Mellen is the last name as well as the forename.
Mellen is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Merlin , the fictional character, a comic book magician published by DC Comics, Legends of Tomorrow; Merlin , the fictional character from Disney's "The Sword in the Stone"; Merlin of Amber , the the protagonist of the latter five novels of Roger Zelazny's Chronicles of Amber, The Chronicles of Amber; Merlin , character in Kaamelott and Merlin Jones , the character from The Misadventures of Merlin Jones, The Monkey's Uncle, among other works.