Neville
proper nounattested in dialogue
- //ˈnɛvəl//
A surname from Old French.
proper noun
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A surname from Old French.
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A male given name transferred from the surname, of 16th century and later usage.
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A placename: A small village in Blayney Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
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A placename: A commune in Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, France. The correct spelling is Néville.
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A placename: A village in the Rural Municipality of Whiska Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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A placename: A village in Clermont County, Ohio, United States.
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A placename: A township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Variant of Néville-sur-MerA placename: Ellipsis of Néville-sur-Mer: a settlement and former commune of Manche department, Normandy, France.
Etymology
* A Norman baronial surname, de Neville, from place names in Normandy, Néville, from Old French Neville (literally “Néel's estate”) or Neuville (literally “new settlement”), equivalent to nuef + ville. * Also as an Irish surname, from Ó Niadh (see Nee) or Ó Cnaimhín (see Nevin).
Forms
- plural
- Nevilles