Banville

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proper noun

A surname from French.

OriginOld French Baanvillam →
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Meanings

proper nounBanville (plural Banvilles)

plural Banvilles

  1. A surname from French.

Origin

  1. Old FrenchBaanvillam
  2. EnglishBanville

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.

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APA

Banville. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Banville

MLA

“Banville.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Banville. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Banville,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Banville.

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