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Neville

  • /ˈnɛvəl/

Rhymes with -ɛvəl

Where it comes from

* 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).

proper noun Nevilles · Nevil · Nevile · Nevill · Neiville · Nevils

  1. countable A surname from Old French.
  2. countable A male given name transferred from the surname, of 16th century and later usage.
  3. countable, uncountable A small village in Blayney Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of Néville-sur-Mer: a settlement and former commune of Manche department, Normandy, France.
  5. countable, uncountable A commune in Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, France. The correct spelling is Néville.
  6. countable, uncountable A village in the Rural Municipality of Whiska Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  7. countable, uncountable A village in Clermont County, Ohio, United States.
  8. countable, uncountable A township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Similar: de Neville, Néville-sur-Mer

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: nev, rolfe, miss, newville, newstead, newborough, newbury, newtown, newton, newport, newry, newbridge, newmarket, newfield, newham, newhaven

proper noun

Similar: de Neville, Néville-sur-Mer

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name Neville-sur-Mer

中文濱海內维爾 /滨海内维尔 Bīnhǎinèiwéiěr
FrançaisNéville, Néville-sur-Mer

name surname

中文內維爾 /内维尔 Nèiwéi'ěr
FrançaisNéville, de Néville

name Neville, Seine-Maritime

FrançaisNéville

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Chicago

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BibTeX
@misc{neville_2026,
  title = {Neville},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/neville},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}