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neville

/ˈnɛvəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables
neville
IPA
/ˈnɛvəl/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old French.

Countable

name

A male given name transferred from the surname, of 16th century and later usage.

Countable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

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).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Nevilles (plural) Nevil (alternative) Nevile (alternative) Nevill (alternative) Neiville (alternative) Nevils (alternative) Newill (alternative)

Phrases

Neville Longbottom

Synonyms

de Neville Néville-sur-Mer

Rhymes With

nevill level devil revel bevel multilevel dishevel

Questions

How do you pronounce neville?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɛvəl/.
What does neville mean?
A surname from Old French.
Where does neville come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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