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villeneuve

/vˈɪlɪnuv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
vill-neuv
IPA
/vˈɪlɪnuv/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from French, equivalent to English Newton.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from French Villeneuve (literally “Newtown, new town”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Villeneuves (plural)

Phrases

Villeneuve-la-Guyard Villeneuve-le-Roi Villeneuve-Saint-Georges Villeneuve-sur-Yonne

Frequently Paired Words

Villeneuve-la-Guyard Villeneuve-le-Roi Villeneuve-Saint-Georges Villeneuve-sur-Yonne

Questions

How do you pronounce villeneuve?
The recorded pronunciation is /vˈɪlɪnuv/.
What does villeneuve mean?
A surname from French, equivalent to English Newton.
Where does villeneuve come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce villeneuve

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