Surname · also Norman

Néville

“Néel's estate”

Néville is a surname from Norman, ultimately from Old French. It is used in French.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Néville goes back to Old French Neville, meaning “Néel's estate.”

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Where it comes from

Néville comes from Norman, and ultimately from Old French.

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How it developed

From Norman Neville, from Old French Neville (“Néel's estate”).

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Néville’s family of names

In French usage, Néville as a surname has a related form in Neville. In French usage, Néville as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form Neville.

Walk Néville’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Néville, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Norman

Scoville

Scoville is a surname from Norman.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

French

Colville

“coal”

No U.S. birth series

89% boys · 11% girls

Norman

Stuteville

Stuteville is a surname from Norman.

No U.S. birth series

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Norman

Umfreville

Umfreville is a surname from Norman.

No U.S. birth series

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Old French

Virgile

“worker”

No U.S. birth series

92% boys · 8% girls

Norman

Turberville

Turberville is a surname from Norman.

No U.S. birth series

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Old French

Niclase

Niclase is a masculine given name from Middle English, ultimately from Old French. It is used in Yola.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

English · Nature

Eglantine

“resembling the sweetbrier flower”

No U.S. birth series

2% boys · 98% girls

Sibling ideas

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