Colville

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proper noun

A surname from Norman.

OriginOld Norse kol →
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Meanings

proper nounColville (countable and uncountable, plural Colvilles)

plural Colvilles · alternative Colvile

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Norman.
  2. countableuncountableA small town in Thames-Coromandel district, on the Coromandel Peninsula in Waikato region, New Zealand.
  3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Benton County, Arkansas, United States.
  4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Harrison County and Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States.
  5. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Stevens County, Washington, United States.

Origin

  1. Old Norsekol“coal”
  2. EnglishColville

Scottish habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Colleville, in Normandy, of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse kol (“coal”) + the French habitational suffix -ville.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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