Melendez Explained

Melendez is the American spelling of the Spanish-Asturleonese surname Meléndez (var. Menéndez), common in the United States Puerto Rican community. Melendez is also the surname of Filipinos and Filipino-Americans, given that Philippines was once a Spanish Commonwealth and later a US Commonwealth. The name is of Germanic origin and it means "son of Melendo" or "son of Menendo", it is related to the Visigothic name Hermenegild.^[1] It may refer to:

• Andre Melendez, nicknamed "Angel", a Club Kid and purported drug dealer murdered by Michael Alig and Robert D. "Freeze" Riggs
• Benjamin Melendez, American gang member
• Bill Melendez, Mexican-born American animator
• Fausto Melendez, Filipino-American Chicago, IL postal worker who came up with the idea of the US postal ZIP Code.
• Gilbert Melendez, American MMA fighter
• Jack Melendez, Puerto Rican sportscaster
• John Melendez, American writer and radio personality
• Juan Melendez, American prison rights activist
• Lisette Melendez, American pop singer
• Mervyl Melendez, American college baseball coach
• MJ Melendez, American baseball player

See also

• Meléndez
  • Flor Meléndez, Puerto Rican coach

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023-04-12 . Estos apellidos frecuentes en España son de origen visigodo o germánico . 2024-05-18 . El Español . es.