Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

banville

/bˈɑnvɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
banville
IPA
/bˈɑnvɪl/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from French.

Etymology

French and Irish surname of Norman origin, from Banville in Calvados, from Old French Baanvillam; the second element is ville (“settlement”) but the first is uncertain, perhaps a personal name of Germanic origin (compare *bannan (“to proclaim”)). This surname is mostly found in Canada. Compare Banfield.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, Baanvillam

Inflected Forms

Banvilles (plural)

Rhymes With

sanville

Questions

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

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