Neville

See also: Néville

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Neville

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Alternative forms

• Nevil, Nevile, Nevill, Nevils, Newill

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).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛvəl/
• Rhymes: -ɛvəl

Proper noun

Neville (countable and uncountable, plural Nevilles)

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

Synonyms

• (surname): de Neville
• (Neville, Manche, Normandy, France): Néville-sur-Mer

Derived terms

• Neville Longbottom

Translations

surname

Chinese: Mandarin: 內維爾 / 内维尔 (Nèiwéi'ěr) French: Néville (fr), de Néville Norman: Neville, de Neville

Neville-sur-Mer

Chinese: Mandarin: 濱海內维爾 / 滨海内维尔 (Bīnhǎinèiwéiěr) French: Néville (fr), Néville-sur-Mer (fr) Norman: Neville

Neville, Seine-Maritime

French: Néville (fr) Norman: Neville