Given name & surname · also Norman

Colville

“coal”

Colville is a surname from Norman, ultimately from French.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Colville goes back to Old Norse kol, meaning “coal.”

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Where it comes from

Colville comes from Norman, and ultimately from French.

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How it developed

From Old Norse kol (“coal”).

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Colville’s family of names

In English usage, Colville as a surname has a related form in Colvile.

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