Granville.
An English surname from Old French.
Meaning & usage
An English surname from Old French.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A number of places in various countries: A coastal commune in Manche department, Normandy, France.
A number of places in various countries: A village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland; named for Granville Henry John Knox, son of Thomas Knox, 2nd Earl of Ranfurly.
A number of places in various countries: A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta.
A number of places in various countries: The name of Vancouver, British Columbia until 1886; named for Granville Leveson-Gower.
A number of places in various countries: A village in Saint James parish, Jamaica; named for English abolitionist Granville Sharp.
A number of places in various countries: A suburb of Sydney in the Cumberland council area and City of Parramatta, New South Wales; named for British statesman Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville.
A number of places in various countries: A suburb of Maryborough in Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.
A number of places in various countries: A number of places in the United States: A village and township in Putnam County, Illinois; named for the town in Massachusetts.
A number of places in various countries: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Indiana; named for local businessman Granville Hastings.
A number of places in various countries: A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
A number of places in various countries: A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Sioux County, Iowa; named for English explorer Richard Grenville.
A number of places in various countries: A number of places in the United States: A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts; named for the John Carteret.
A number of places in various countries: A number of places in the United States: A township in Kittson County, Minnesota.
A number of places in various countries: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Missouri; named for early settler Granville Giles.
A number of places in various countries: A number of places in the United States: A township in Platte County, Nebraska.
A number of places in various countries: A number of places in the United States: A town and village in Washington County, New York; named for John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville.
A number of places in various countries: A number of places in the United States: A minor city in McHenry County, North Dakota; named for railroad worker Granville M. Dodge.
A number of places in various countries: A number of places in the United States: A village and township in Licking County, Ohio; named for the town in Massachusetts.
A number of places in various countries: A number of places in the United States: A township in Mercer County, Ohio.
A number of places in various countries: A number of places in the United States: A township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in various countries: A number of places in the United States: A township and census-designated place therein, in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in various countries: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Tennessee.
A number of places in various countries: A number of places in the United States: A town in Addison County, Vermont.
A number of places in various countries: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia.
A number of places in various countries: A number of places in the United States: A town in Monongalia County, West Virginia.
A number of places in various countries: A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; formerly a town named for the town in New York.
Where this word comes from
The commune of France is from Old French Granville, Grandvilla, Grande Villa, Grandivilla, from grant (“grand”) + ville (“settlement”). The surname is of Norman baronial origin, from Grainville, a former commune in Normandy, from the given name Guarin + ville, meaning “Guarin's town”. Guarin ultimately derives from Proto-Germanic *warduz (“guard”).
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