Duval

D2U1V4A1L1

proper noun

A topographic surname from French of French origin, for someone who lived in a valley.

OriginFrench Duva ← Old French val ← Latin vallis →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative duVal · alternative DuVal · alternative du Val · alternative Du Val · alternative Val

  1. A topographic surname from French of French origin, for someone who lived in a valley.
  2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Duval County
  3. A locality in the Armidale council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Old Frenchde
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  7. Proto-Italic*olnos
  8. Old Latinolle
  9. Latinille
  10. Old Frenchle
  11. Old Frenchdel
  12. Frenchdu
  13. Proto-Indo-European*welH-?
  14. Latinvallis
  15. Old Frenchval
  16. Frenchval
  17. FrenchDuva
  18. EnglishDuval

Borrowed from French Duval.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Uvdaldavul
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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