Neville

//ˈnɛvəl// name

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

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de nevillenéville-sur-mer

Example

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"British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain was forced to resign."

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).

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