Morville

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proper noun

A village and civil parish west of Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO6694).

OriginMiddle English Mamerfeld ← Old English feld →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish west of Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO6694).
  2. A commune in Manche department, Normandy, France.
  3. A commune in Vosges department, Grand Est, France.

Origin

  1. Old Englishfeld“field”
  2. Middle EnglishMamerfeld
  3. EnglishMorville

The Shropshire name is from Middle English Mamerfeld (1138). Probably from a Proto-Brythonic name formed with a *mamm (“mother”), probably a reference to a breast-shaped hill (cf. Manchester). Suffixed with Old English feld (“field”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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