Venables

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A village in Eure department, Normandy, France. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    plural of Venable form-of, plural
  3. 3
    A habitational surname from Norman. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Probably derived from Latin venabulum (“hunting spear”), in the sense of "hunting ground". The surname arrived in England through Norman.

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