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duval

/duvˈæl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables
du-val
IPA
/duvˈæl/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A topographic surname from French of French origin, for someone who lived in a valley.

name

Ellipsis of Duval County

name

A locality in the Armidale council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Old French de Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Italic *olnos Old Latin olle Latin ille Old French le Old French del French du Proto-Indo-European *welH-? Latin vallis Old French val French val French Duvalbor. English Duval Borrowed from French Duval.

Inflected Forms

du Val (alternative) Val (alternative)

Phrases

Duval County

Frequently Paired Words

Dale Dell Vale Vallée Vallee Valley

Rhymes With

al shall canal cal pal gal val hal morale mal rationale sal

Questions

How do you pronounce duval?
The recorded pronunciation is /duvˈæl/.
What does duval mean?
A topographic surname from French of French origin, for someone who lived in a valley.
Where does duval come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Old French de Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Italic *olnos Old Latin olle Latin ille Old French le Old French del French du Proto-Indo-European *welH-? Latin vallis Old French val French val French Duvalbor. English Duval Borrowed from French Duval.

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