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French word and English suffix
Ville is a French word meaning "city" or "town", but its meaning in the Middle Ages was "farm" (from Gallo-Romance VILLA < Latin villa rustica) and then
Ville
Largest city in Quebec, Canada
in Canada, and the eighth-largest in North America. Founded in 1642 as Ville-Marie, or "City of Mary", it now takes its name from Mount Royal, the triple-peaked
Montreal
Car model
The Cadillac DeVille is a model name used by Cadillac over eight generations, originally to designate a trim level of the 1949 Cadillac Series 62 and
Cadillac_de_Ville_series
Provincial capital of Quebec, Canada
Quebec City (French: Ville de Québec) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459 and
Quebec_City
Finnish singer
Ville Hermanni Valo (pronounced [ˈʋilːe ˈʋɑlo] ; born 22 November 1976) is a Finnish singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as the vocalist
Ville_Valo
Capital of France
smaller ones on the Île de la Cité and Place de Grève (Place de l'Hôtel de Ville). The latter location housed the headquarters of Paris's river trade corporation
Paris
Topics referred to by the same term
Hôtel de Ville, Brussels Hôtel de Ville, Liège Canada Hôtel de Ville, Montréal Hôtel de Ville, Québec City France Luxembourg Hôtel de Ville, Luxembourg
Hôtel_de_ville
Municipality of the Brussels-Capital Region and capital of Belgium
Houses of Brussels Guilds of Brussels French: Ville de Bruxelles [vil də bʁysɛl] or alternatively Bruxelles-Ville [bʁysɛl vil]; Dutch: Stad Brussel [stɑd ˈbrʏsəl]
City_of_Brussels
Topics referred to by the same term
Centreville, Centerville, Centre-ville or Centre-Ville and variants may refer to: Centreville (Bahamas Parliament constituency) Centreville, British Columbia
Centerville
Town hall of Paris, France
Hôtel de Ville (French: [otɛl də vil] ; French for 'City Hall') is the city hall of Paris, France, standing on the Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville – Esplanade
Hôtel_de_Ville,_Paris
American superhero television series (2001–2011)
IGN. Rosenbaum, Michael & Welling, Tom (October 1, 2025). "Persona". Talk Ville (Podcast). Cumulus Podcast Network. Retrieved October 4, 2025.{{cite podcast}}:
Smallville
Neo-classic luxury vehicle
De Ville is a neo-classic luxury vehicle which was produced by Panther Westwinds, a British speciality car maker, from 1974 to 1985. The De Ville was
Panther_De_Ville
Unrealised project by Le Corbusier
Ville radieuse (French pronunciation: [vil ʁaˈdjøːz]; lit. 'Radiant City') was an unrealised urban design project designed by the French-Swiss architect
Ville_Radieuse
Capital and most populous city of DR Congo
(2008). Kinshasa: Ville et Environnement. Paris: L'Harmattan, September 2008. ISBN 978-2-296-06080-7. Pain, Marc (1984). Kinshasa: la ville et la cité. Paris:
Kinshasa
French mathematician
Jean Ville, also known under the names Jean-André Ville et André Ville, born 24 June 1910 in Marseille, died 22 January 1989 in Blois, was a French mathematician
Jean_Ville
Topics referred to by the same term
in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Deville, DeVille, De Ville, or de Vil may refer to: Cadillac DeVille, model of automobile produced between 1949 and
Deville
Ward in Monaco
Monaco-Ville ([mɔnakɔ vil]; Monégasque: Mu̍negu-A̍utu) is the southcentral ward in the Principality of Monaco. Located on a headland that extends into
Monaco-Ville
Capital of Luxembourg
known as Luxembourg City (Luxembourgish: Stad Lëtzebuerg or d'Stad; French: Ville de Luxembourg; German: Stadt Luxemburg or Luxemburg-Stadt), is the capital
Luxembourg_City
Mexican-American street gang
Toonerville Rifa 13, also known as The Ville, is a Mexican-American street gang located in Los Angeles county. The name Toonerville was created in 1902
Toonerville_Rifa_13
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Ville, ville, or -ville in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ville is a French word and English suffix meaning "city" or "town". Ville may also
Ville_(disambiguation)
Railway station in Nice, France
Nice-Ville station (French: Gare de Nice-Ville), also known as Nice-Thiers station (Gare de Nice-Thiers), is the main railway station of Nice, France
Nice-Ville_station
Finnish footballer (born 2002)
Ville Aleksi Jukanpoika Koski (born 27 January 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Spanish La Liga club Deportivo
Ville_Koski
Car body style produced from 1908 to 1939
Coupé de ville—also known as town car or sedanca de ville—is a car body style produced from 1908 to 1939 with an external or open-topped driver's position
Coupé_de_ville
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up ville-marie in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ville-Marie may refer to: Ville-Marie, Quebec, Canada; a town in Abitibi-Témiscamingue Montreal
Ville-Marie
Full-sized car produced by Pontiac (1971-1975)
The Pontiac Grand Ville is a full-size car that was a sub-series trim package for the Pontiac Bonneville from 1971 to 1975, which had served as Pontiac's
Pontiac_Grand_Ville
2000 film
The Town Is Quiet (French: La ville est tranquille) is a 2000 French drama film directed by Robert Guédiguian. Ariane Ascaride - Michèle Jean-Pierre Darroussin
The_Town_Is_Quiet
Finnish ice hockey player (born 2001)
Ville Heinola (born 2 March 2001) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League
Ville_Heinola
Commune in Grand Est, France
Villé (French pronunciation: [vile]; German: Weiler) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. On average
Villé
Finnish rock band
was a Finnish rock band from Helsinki. First formed in 1991 by vocalist Ville Valo and bassist Mikko "Mige" Paananen, the band broke up after only a few
HIM_(Finnish_band)
Luxury car manufacturing division of General Motors
Ville and Fleetwood series in 1985. 1978 Cadillac de Ville 1980 Cadillac Seville 1984 Cadillac de Ville 1984 Cadillac Eldorado 1987 Cadillac de Ville
Cadillac
Probabilistic inequality
In probability theory, Ville's inequality provides an upper bound on the probability that a supermartingale exceeds a certain value. The inequality is
Ville's_inequality
Finnish ice hockey player (born 1995)
Ville Husso (born 6 February 1995) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League
Ville_Husso
Railway station
Strasbourg-Ville station (French: Gare de Strasbourg-Ville) is the main railway station in the city of Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. It is the eastern
Strasbourg-Ville_station
2010 video game
CityVille was a casual social city-building game developed by Zynga, and released in December 2010. A sequel, CityVille 2, was released in December 2012
CityVille
Nature park in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Brühl, Hürth, Frechen and Pulheim. It covers an area of about 880 km2. The Ville is a ridge reaching up to 170 meters above sea level in the central part
Rhineland_Nature_Park
Railway station in Mâcon, France
Mâcon-Ville station (French: Gare de Mâcon-Ville) is a railway station serving Mâcon, in the Saône-et-Loire department, eastern France. The station is
Mâcon-Ville_station
Comuna in Santa Fe, Argentina
Moisés Ville (Spanish pronunciation: [mojsesˈviʃe]; Yiddish: מאָזעסוויל) is a small town (comuna) in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, founded on 23
Moisés_Ville
Prefecture and commune in France
made of pinkish terracotta bricks, has earned Toulouse the nickname La Ville rose ("The Pink city"). In 2023, Toulouse was named a UNESCO City of Music
Toulouse
Borough in Quebec, Canada
Ville-Marie (French pronunciation: [vil maʁi]) is the name of a borough (arrondissement) in the centre of Montreal, Quebec. The borough is named after
Ville-Marie,_Montreal
Prefecture and commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
December 2025. Jérôme Steffenino, Marguerite Masson. "Ville de Grenoble – Coopérations et villes jumelles". Grenoble.fr. Retrieved 16 May 2013. "List of
Grenoble
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
Yèvre-la-Ville (French pronunciation: [jɛvʁ la vil]) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. Since 1973, the village of Yèvre-le-Châtel
Yèvre-la-Ville
Highway in Montreal, Quebec
136 (R-136), formerly Autoroute 720, known as the Ville-Marie Expressway (English) or Autoroute Ville-Marie (French) is a freeway in the Canadian province
Quebec_Route_136_(Montreal)
list of municipalities that have the Quebec municipality type of city (ville, code=V), an administrative division defined by the Ministry of Municipal
List_of_towns_in_Quebec
Parisian square
l'Hôtel-de-Ville – Esplanade de la Libération is a public square in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, located in front of the Hôtel de Ville. Before 1802
Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville – Esplanade de la Libération
Place_de_l'Hôtel-de-Ville_–_Esplanade_de_la_Libération
Town hall in Compiègne, France
The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is a municipal building in Compiègne, Oise, northern France, standing on Place de
Hôtel_de_Ville,_Compiègne
Canton of Switzerland
[ˌbaːzl̩ˈʃtat] ; Romansh: Chantun Basilea-Citad; French: Canton de Bâle-Ville [bɑl.vil]; Italian: Canton Basilea Città) is one of the 26 cantons forming
Basel-Stadt
District in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
The Ville-Haute (French pronunciation: [vil ot]; Luxembourgish: Uewerstad, pronounced [ˈu̯əvɐʃtaːt] ; German: Oberstadt, pronounced [ˈoːbɐʃtat]; all lit
Ville_Haute
Commune in Île-de-France, France
Ville-d'Avray (French pronunciation: [vil davʁɛ] ; lit. 'City of Avray') is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 11.9 km (7
Ville-d'Avray
Office skyscraper and shopping complex in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Place Ville Marie (French pronunciation: [plas vil maʁi], abbr. PVM) is a large office and shopping complex skyscraper in Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Place_Ville_Marie
2021 video game
published by Finnish indie studio Consumer Softproducts, managed by artist Ville Kallio, through the Steam distribution platform. In the game, the player
Cruelty_Squad
German-American actor (born 1987)
Max Van Ville (born January 13, 1987), also known as VANVILLE, is an American DJ and actor from Hollywood, Los Angeles. Max Van Ville at IMDb v t e v
Max_Van_Ville
Israeli actor, model and entrepreneur
Israeli producer, actor, model and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Gay-ville, a gay-friendly vacation rental service headquartered in Tel Aviv. He became
Eliad_Cohen
Commune in Île-de-France, France
Mantes-la-Ville (French pronunciation: [mɑ̃t la vil] ) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It
Mantes-la-Ville
City in Córdoba Province, Argentina
Bell Ville is a city located in the southeast of Córdoba. The city lies 200 kilometers southeast of the capital city of Córdoba Province, Argentina. Bell
Bell_Ville
Bus terminus in Quebec, Canada
Terminus Centre-Ville (TCV; lit. 'City Centre Terminus') is an ARTM bus terminus located within 1000 de La Gauchetière in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It
Terminus_Centre-Ville
Main railway station in Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France
The Gare de Mulhouse-Ville, also known as Gare Centrale, is the main railway station in the city of Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France. It is the eastern terminus
Mulhouse-Ville_station
Network of buildings in Quebec, Canada
RÉSO, commonly referred to as the Underground City (French: La ville souterraine), is the name applied to a series of interconnected office towers, hotels
Underground_City,_Montreal
Commune in Ouest, Haiti
Pétion-Ville (French pronunciation: [petjɔ̃ vil]; Haitian Creole: Petyonvil) is a commune and a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in the hills east and
Pétion-Ville
Metro station in Paris, France
Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil] , literally "City Hall") is a rapid transit station on lines 1 and 11 of the Paris Metro. It is named
Hôtel_de_Ville_station
City in Quebec, Canada
Ville-Marie (French pronunciation: [vil maʁi]) is a town on Lake Temiscaming in western Quebec, Canada. It is the largest city and seat of the Témiscamingue
Ville-Marie,_Quebec
Commune in Brittany, France
has two distinct areas: the modern town on the mainland and the medieval Ville Close, a walled town on a long island in the centre of the harbour. Historically
Concarneau
Railway station in Calais, France
Calais-Ville station (French: Gare de Calais-Ville) is a railway station in the city centre of Calais, France. Gare de Ville opened in 1849, replacing
Calais-Ville_station
Finnish Nordic combined skier (born 1984)
Ville Kähkönen (born 23 June 1984) is a Finnish Nordic combined skier who has been competing since 2002. His lone World Cup victory came in the 4 x 5 km
Ville_Kähkönen
Name list
Ville is a Finnish and Swedish male given name. Its name day is celebrated on the 6th of April. In Finland, it reached its peak of popularity in the last
Ville_(given_name)
City in Louisiana, United States
Ville Platte is the largest city in, and the parish seat of, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 6,303 at the 2020 census
Ville_Platte,_Louisiana
Municipality in Geneva, Switzerland
Aire-la-Ville is a municipality in the canton of Geneva in Switzerland. Aire-la-Ville is first mentioned in 1429 as Aeria Villa. In 1666 it was mentioned
Aire-la-Ville
Statistical area in France
An aire d'attraction d'une ville (or AAV, literally meaning "catchment area of a city") is a statistical area used by France's national statistics office
Functional_area
Train stop in Morocco
The Tanger-Ville Railway Terminal (Arabic: محطة طنجة المدينة; French: Gare Tanger Ville) is a train terminal administered by ONCF in Tangier, Morocco.
Tanger-Ville_Railway_Terminal
Town hall in Amiens, France
The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is a municipal building in Amiens, Somme, northern France, standing on the Place de
Hôtel_de_Ville,_Amiens
French department store chain
85745; 2.353344444 BHV, full name Bazar de l'Hôtel de Ville ("[the] Bazaar of the Hôtel de Ville"), is a French department store chain which focuses on
BHV_(department_store)
City in Grand Est, France
of urban ecology, Metz gained its nickname of The Green City (French: La Ville Verte), as it has extensive open grounds and public gardens. The historic
Metz
British artist (born 1944)
Nicholas (Nick) de Ville (born 1944) is a British graphic artist and academic. He is best known through his cover art for Roxy Music. He became a departmental
Nick_de_Ville
Town hall in Cagnes-sur-Mer, France
The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is a municipal building in Cagnes-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, in southeast France, standing
Hôtel de Ville, Cagnes-sur-Mer
Hôtel_de_Ville,_Cagnes-sur-Mer
Town hall in Soissons, France
The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is a municipal building in Soissons, Aisne, in northeastern France, standing on Place
Hôtel_de_Ville,_Soissons
Zambian violinist based in Cape Town
Caitlin De Ville (born 9 March 1989) is a Zambian electric violinist based in Cape Town, South Africa. She released her debut album Serengeti Sunrise
Caitlin_De_Ville
Town hall in Nevers, France
The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is a municipal building in Nevers, Nièvre, in central France, standing on Place de
Hôtel_de_Ville,_Nevers
List of ships with the same or similar names
Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Ville de Québec (meaning "Quebec City" in English). HMCS Ville de Québec (K242) (I) was a Flower-class corvette
HMCS_Ville_de_Québec
Town hall in Annemasse, France
The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is a municipal building in Annemasse, Haute-Savoie, eastern France, standing on Place
Hôtel_de_Ville,_Annemasse
Town hall in Charleville-Mézières, France
The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is a municipal building in Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes in northeastern France,
Hôtel de Ville, Charleville-Mézières
Hôtel_de_Ville,_Charleville-Mézières
American band with Willy DeVille
Mink DeVille was a rock band founded in 1974, known for its association with early punk rock bands at New York's CBGB nightclub and for being a showcase
Mink_DeVille
Railway station in France
Boulogne-Ville is one of the railway stations serving the town Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais department, northern France. The other station is Boulogne-Tintelleries
Boulogne-Ville_station
Automotive marque created in 1971 by Holden
HQ models were exported to Japan as the Isuzu Statesman De Ville. Isuzu sold 246 De Villes between late 1973 and 1976. Unique to the Japanese model were
Statesman_(automobile)
Town hall in Menton, France
The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is a municipal building in Menton, Alpes-Maritimes in southeastern France, standing
Hôtel_de_Ville,_Menton
17th c. French fort
Fort Ville-Marie was a French fortress and settlement established in May 1642 by a company of French settlers, led by Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve
Fort_Ville-Marie
1965-1966 Cadillac Calais, De Ville, and Fleetwood Fisher Fleetwood Calais – 129.5 in wheelbase V8 DeVille/Coupe de Ville – 129.5 in wheelbase V8 Fleetwood
List_of_Cadillac_vehicles
American pornographic actress (born 1970s)
Cherie DeVille (born 1978 or 1979) is an American pornographic film actress and writer. A doctor of physical therapy, she entered the adult-film industry
Cherie_DeVille
Neighbourhood in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Ville-Émard (French pronunciation: [vil emaʁ]) is a neighbourhood located in the Sud-Ouest borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. This neighbourhood is
Ville-Émard
Town hall in Alès, France
The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is a municipal building in Alès, Gard, in southern France, standing on Place de l'Hôtel
Hôtel_de_Ville,_Alès
French steamship sunk in 1873
Ville du Havre (French: [vil dy avʁ]) was a French iron steamship that operated round trips between the northern coast of France and New York City. Launched
SS_Ville_du_Havre
Town hall in Nîmes, France
The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is a municipal building in Nîmes, Gard, southern France, standing on the Place de
Hôtel_de_Ville,_Nîmes
Town hall in Brunoy, France
The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is a municipal building in Brunoy, Essonne, in the southeastern suburbs of Paris,
Hôtel_de_Ville,_Brunoy
Town hall in Roanne, France
The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is a municipal building in Roanne, Loire, in central France, standing on Place de
Hôtel_de_Ville,_Roanne
16th- and 17th-century villas complex in Lazio, Italy
The Tusculan Villas (Italian: Ville Tuscolane) are a complex of twelve villas in the Castelli Romani area near Rome. They are considered unique in their
Ville_Tuscolane
Town hall in Reims, France
The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is the town hall in Reims, France. It was designated a monument historique by the
Hôtel_de_Ville,_Reims
Skyscraper hotels in Canada
Place de Ville is a complex of office towers in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It consists of four office buildings: Place de Ville A, B, and C; and
Place_de_Ville
Municipality in Vaud, Switzerland
Vufflens-la-Ville is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Gros-de-Vaud. Vufflens-la-Ville has an area, as of
Vufflens-la-Ville
Town hall in Albi, France
Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is a municipal building in Albi, Tarn, in southern France, standing on Rue de l'Hôtel de Ville
Hôtel_de_Ville,_Albi
City in Alsace, France
Classicism) Tribunal de grande instance – 1771 (French Classicism) Hôtel de Ville – 1790 (French Classicism) Colmar prison – 1791, formerly a convent built
Colmar
Municipality in Vaud, Switzerland
Mont-la-Ville is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges. Mont-la-Ville is first mentioned in 1140 as in
Mont-la-Ville
Topics referred to by the same term
Ville de Paris may refer to: Paris French ship Ville de Paris, several ships HMS Ville de Paris La Ville de Paris (airship) Ville de Paris (department
Ville_de_Paris
VILLE
VILLE
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from a place in northern France, of which the identity is not clear. It is probably Sainville in Eure-et-Loire, so called from Old French saisne ‘Saxon’ + ville ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish (of Norman origin), and French
English and Irish (of Norman origin), and French : habitational name from any of various places in France called Mann(e)ville (from the Germanic personal name Manno (see Mann 2) + Old French ville ‘settlement’) or Magneville (from Old French magne ‘great’ + ville ‘settlement’).
Surname or Lastname
Spanish
Spanish : habitational name from any of numerous places named Villar, or in some cases a Castilianized spelling of the Catalan and Galician cognates Vilar.English : variant of Villers, cognate with 3.Southern French : topographic name from Late Latin villare ‘outlying farm’, ‘dependent settlement’, or a habitational name from any of various places named with this word.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin) and northern French
English (of Norman origin) and northern French : habitational name from any of the numerous places in France named Viller(s) or Villier(s), from Late Latin villare ‘outlying farm’, ‘dependent settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Boscherville in Eure, France, named with Old Anglo-Norman French boschet ‘copse’, ‘thicket’ (a diminutive of Bois) + ville ‘settlement’, ‘town’.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish (of Norman origin)
Scottish (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Haineville or Henneville in Manche, France, named from the Germanic personal name Hagano + Old French ville ‘settlement’.English (Yorkshire) : nickname for a scarred or maimed person, from Middle English, Old English hamel ‘mutilated’, ‘crooked’.Irish (Ulster) : according to MacLysaght, a shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÃdhmaill ‘descendant of Ãdhmall’, which he derives from ádhmall ‘active’.
Surname or Lastname
Variant spelling of Dutch, German, and Scandinavian Karl.English
Variant spelling of Dutch, German, and Scandinavian Karl.English : from the Anglo-Scandinavian personal name Karl(i), ultimately from Germanic karl ‘man’, ‘freeman’. See also Charles.English : status name for a bondman or villein, from the vocabulary word karl, carl, which had various different meanings at various times: originally ‘man’, then ‘ordinary man’, ‘peasant’, and in Middle English specialized in the senses ‘free peasant’, ‘bondman’, ‘villein’, and ‘rough, churlish individual’.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Déville in Seine-Maritime, France, probably named with Latin dei villa ‘settlement of (i.e. under the protection of) God’. This name was interpreted early on as a prepositional phrase de ville or de val and applied to dwellers in a town or valley (see Ville and Vale).English : nickname from Middle English devyle, Old English dēofol ‘devil’ (Latin diabolus, from Greek diabolos ‘slanderer’, ‘enemy’), referring to a mischievous youth or perhaps to someone who had acted the role of the Devil in a pageant or mystery play.French : variant of Ville, with the preposition de.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a scribe or copyist, from an agent derivative of Middle English, Old French bulle ‘letter’, ‘document’.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from a place in Normandy that has not been identified. If it is Bouillé, and so identical with Bulley 1, the -er(s) may have arisen by analogy with other Norman place names in -ière(s) (see for example Villers).German : nickname for a man with a loud voice, from an agent derivative of Middle High German bullen ‘to roar’ (of imitative origin).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for someone with gray hair or a gray beard, from Old English græg ‘gray’. In Scotland and Ireland it has been used as a translation of various Gaelic surnames derived from riabhach ‘brindled’, ‘gray’ (see Reavey). In North America this name has assimilated names with similar meaning from other European languages.English and Scottish (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Graye in Calvados, France, named from the Gallo-Roman personal name Gratus, meaning ‘welcome’, ‘pleasing’ + the locative suffix -acum.French and Swiss French : habitational name from Gray in Haute-Saône and Le Gray in Seine-Maritime, both in France, or from Gray-la-ville in Switzerland, or a regional name from the Swiss canton of Graubünden.A leading English family called Grey, holders of the earldom of Stamford, can be traced to Henry de Grey, who was granted lands at Thurrock, Essex, by Richard I (1189–99). They once held great power, and Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk (1517–54), married a granddaughter of Henry VII. Because of this he felt entitled to claim the throne for his daughter, Lady Jane Grey (1537–54), after the death of Henry VIII. For this, and for his part in Wyatt’s rebellion, both he and his daughter were beheaded.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a person considered prodigious in some way, from Middle English, Old French merveille ‘miracle’ (Latin mirabilia, originally neuter plural of the adjective mirabilis ‘admirable’, ‘amazing’). The nickname was no doubt sometimes given with mocking intent.English : habitational name, from places called Merville. The one in Nord is named from Old French mendre ‘smaller’, ‘lesser’ (Latin minor) + ville ‘settlement’; that in Calvados seems to have as its first element a Germanic personal name, probably a short form of a compound name with the first element mari, meri ‘famous’.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Vatierville in Seine-Maritime, France, so named from the personal name Walter + Old French ville ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. It may be a variant of a medieval name, Preville, a habitational name from a Norman place named with the elements pré ‘meadow’ + ville ‘settlement’. However, this theory is not supported by evidence of early forms.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Morey 2.French : topographic name from French mûrier ‘mulberry tree’, or a habitational name from Mouriez in Pas-de-Calais, or from Mourier in Villers-St-Paul, Oise.French : possibly a short form of Amory, from the Germanic personal name Amalric.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Devon)
English (chiefly Devon) : (of Norman origin) habitational name from a place in Calvados, France, named from a Germanic personal name of uncertain form and meaning + Old French ville ‘settlement’.English (chiefly Devon) : habitational name from Glanvill Farm in Devon, Clanville in Somerset and Hampshire, or Clanfield in Hampshire, or from some other place likewise named with Old English clǣne ‘clean’ (i.e. free of brambles and undergrowth) + feld ‘pasture’, ‘open country’ (see Field).
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Jewish (American)
Jewish (American) : Americanized form of Blumfeld, an ornamental compound of Yiddish blum ‘flower’ + feld ‘field’.English : variant of the Norman habitational name Blundeville, from Blonville-sur-Mer in Calvados, France. The first element is probably an Old Norse personal name; the second is Old French ville ‘settlement’. In the 16th and 17th centuries in England, the endings -field and -ville were often used interchangeably; one branch of the Blundeville family continued using the -ville spelling while another chose Blom(e)field or Bloomfield.
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English
English : habitational name from any of the numerous places called Charlton, mainly in southern England, from Old English Ceorlatūn ‘settlement (Old English tūn) of the peasants’. Old English ceorl denoted originally a free peasant of the lowest rank, later (but probably already before the Norman conquest) a tenant in pure villeinage, a serf or bondsman.Irish : altered form of Carlin.
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English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of various places in northern France called Grainville, from the Germanic personal name Guarin (see Waring) + Old French ville ‘settlement’.
Male
Finnish
Pet form of Finnish Vilhelmi, VILLE means "will-helmet."
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French
French : habitational name from places in Calvados and Seine-Maritime named Carville, from the Scandinavian personal name Kári + Old French ville ‘settlement’ (see Villa).English and Irish : variant of Carvell.
VILLE
VILLE
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Australian, Scottish
Son of the Bald Man
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Full of Righteousness
Boy/Male
Arabic
First Born; Virginal; New; Novel
Boy/Male
English
From the Old English Goldwine, meaning golden friend.
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Talkative
Boy/Male
Hindu
Performer of yagnas
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Traditional
King of Religion
Male
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name BINH means "peace."
Boy/Male
Spanish
With Christ inside.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, French, Muslim
Faith; Belief
VILLE
VILLE
VILLE
VILLE
VILLE
n.
Land held in villenage, being distributed among the folk, or people, at the pleasure of the lord of the manor, and resumed at his discretion. Not being held by any assurance in writing, it was opposed to bookland or charter land, which was held by deed.
n.
One who holds lands by a base, or servile, tenure, or in villenage; a feudal tenant of the lowest class, a bondman or servant.
n.
A city hall or townhouse.
n.
Villanage.
a.
Villenage; tenure of land on condition of doing the meanest services for the owner.
n.
A villain, or tenant in villenage.
a.
Of or pertaining to a villein.
n.
A villein who rendered menial service for his cottage; a cottier.
a.
Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate, one held by services not honorable; held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant, a base tenant.
n.
A woman born in the state of villeinage; a female serf.
n.
See Villain, 1.