Granville

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proper noun

An English surname from Old French.

OriginOld French Granville ← Proto-Germanic *warduz →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An English surname from Old French.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A number of places in various countries:
    1. A coastal commune in Manche department, Normandy, France.
    2. A village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland; named for Granville Henry John Knox, son of Thomas Knox, 2nd Earl of Ranfurly.
    3. A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta.
    4. The name of Vancouver, British Columbia until 1886; named for Granville Leveson-Gower.
    5. A village in Saint James parish, Jamaica; named for English abolitionist Granville Sharp.
    6. A suburb of Sydney in the Cumberland council area and City of Parramatta, New South Wales; named for British statesman Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville.
    7. A suburb of Maryborough in Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.
    8. A village and township in Putnam County, Illinois; named for the town in Massachusetts.
    9. An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Indiana; named for local businessman Granville Hastings.
    10. A ghost town in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
    11. A minor city in Sioux County, Iowa; named for English explorer Richard Grenville.
    12. A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts; named for the John Carteret.
    13. A township in Kittson County, Minnesota.
    14. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Missouri; named for early settler Granville Giles.
    15. A township in Platte County, Nebraska.
    16. A town and village in Washington County, New York; named for John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville.
    17. A minor city in McHenry County, North Dakota; named for railroad worker Granville M. Dodge.
    18. A village and township in Licking County, Ohio; named for the town in Massachusetts.
    19. A township in Mercer County, Ohio.
    20. A township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
    21. A township and census-designated place therein, in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania.
    22. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Tennessee.
    23. A town in Addison County, Vermont.
    24. An unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia.
    25. A town in Monongalia County, West Virginia.
    26. A neighbourhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; formerly a town named for the town in New York.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*warduz“guard”
  2. Old FrenchGranville
  3. EnglishGranville

The commune of France is from Old French Granville, Grandvilla, Grande Villa, Grandivilla, from grant (“grand”) + ville (“settlement”). The surname is of Norman baronial origin, from Grainville, a former commune in Normandy, from the given name Guarin + ville, meaning “Guarin's town”. Guarin ultimately derives from Proto-Germanic *warduz (“guard”).

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APA

Granville. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Granville

MLA

“Granville.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Granville. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Granville,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Granville.

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