Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grenville

/ˈɡɹɛn.vɪl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables: Gren-ville
IPA: /ˈɡɹɛn.vɪl/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

name

A civil parish of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. .

name

A locality in the Shire of Moorabool, central western Victoria, Australia.

Etymology

The civil parish is named after British prime minister George Grenville (1712 - 1770). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland.

Derived Forms

Grenvillite

Phrases

United Counties of Leeds and Grenville

Frequently Paired Words

Greenville

Rhymes With

glenville venville

Questions

How do you pronounce grenville?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹɛn.vɪl/.
What does grenville mean?: A surname.
Where does grenville come from?: The civil parish is named after British prime minister George Grenville (1712 - 1770). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland.

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