Grenville

Gren·ville
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/ˈɡɹɛn.vɪl/

proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A civil parish of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. .First known use 1765
  3. A locality in the Shire of Moorabool, central western Victoria, Australia.

Origin

The civil parish is named after British prime minister George Grenville (1712 - 1770). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Grenville

Glenvillevenville
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Anagrams

revelling
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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