Meanings
plural Nevilles · alternative Nevil · alternative Nevile · alternative Nevill · alternative Neiville · alternative Nevils · alternative Newill
- countableA surname from Old French.
- countableA male given name transferred from the surname, of 16th century and later usage.
- A placename:
- countableuncountableA small village in Blayney Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
- abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Néville-sur-Mer: a settlement and former commune of Manche department, Normandy, France.
- countableuncountableA commune in Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, France. The correct spelling is Néville.
- countableuncountableA village in the Rural Municipality of Whiska Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- countableuncountableA village in Clermont County, Ohio, United States.
- countableuncountableA township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Old FrenchNeville
- EnglishNeville
* A Norman baronial surname, de Neville, from place names in Normandy, Néville, from Old French Neville (literally “Néel's estate”) or Neuville (literally “new settlement”), equivalent to nuef + ville. * Also as an Irish surname, from Ó Niadh (see Nee) or Ó Cnaimhín (see Nevin).
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Chinese Mandarin 內維爾 /内维尔, 濱海內维爾 /滨海内维尔
- 內維爾 /内维尔 (Nèiwéi'ěr)surname
- 濱海內维爾 /滨海内维尔 (Bīnhǎinèiwéiěr)Neville-sur-Mer
French Néville, de Néville
- Névillesurname
- de Névillesurname
- NévilleNeville, Seine-Maritime
- NévilleNeville-sur-Mer
- Néville-sur-MerNeville-sur-Mer
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Neville
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Cite this entry
Neville. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Neville
“Neville.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Neville. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Neville,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Neville.
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