Davisville

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proper noun

A neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; in full, Davisville Village.

OriginFrench ville ← Middle French ville ← Old French ville →
UncommonScrabble 17
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; in full, Davisville Village.
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. Former name of Davis: a city in Yolo County, California.

      The Davisville Post Office dropped the “ville” from its name on November 27, 1907. Incorporation of the city occurred on March 24, 1917, and names of the streets in the original area of Davisville were changed.

      2026 April 1 (last accessed), “The History of Old East Davis”, in Old East Davis, archived from the original on 27 Dec 2025
    2. An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Missouri.
    3. An unincorporated community in Chesterfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.
    4. A village in North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island.
    5. An unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia.

Origin

  1. EnglishDavis
  2. Proto-Indo-European*weyḱ-
  3. Proto-Italic*weikslā
  4. Latinvīlla
  5. Old Frenchville
  6. Middle Frenchville
  7. Frenchville
  8. EnglishDavisville

From Davis + -ville.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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