Colville

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Colville

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Scottish habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Colleville, in Normandy, of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse kol (“coal”) + the French habitational suffix -ville.

proper noun Colvilles · Colvile

countable, uncountable A surname from Norman.
countable, uncountable A small town in Thames-Coromandel district, on the Coromandel Peninsula in Waikato region, New Zealand.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Benton County, Arkansas, United States.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Harrison County and Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States.
countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Stevens County, Washington, United States.

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@misc{colville_2026,
  title = {Colville},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/colville},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}