"Colville" meaning in English

See Colville in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Colvilles [plural], Colvile [alternative]
Etymology: Scottish habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Colleville, in Normandy, of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse kol (“coal”) + the French habitational suffix -ville. Etymology templates: {{der|en|nrf|-}} Norman, {{der|en|gmq|-}} North Germanic, {{der|en|non|kol|t=coal}} Old Norse kol (“coal”), {{der|en|fr|-}} French Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Colville (countable and uncountable, plural Colvilles)
  1. A surname from Norman. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Colville-en-name-FsYIWOmF Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A small town in Thames-Coromandel district, on the Coromandel Peninsula in Waikato region, New Zealand. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in New Zealand, Places in Waikato, New Zealand, Towns in New Zealand, Towns in Waikato, New Zealand
    Sense id: en-Colville-en-name-86aD5hyT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 26 25 24 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 22 25 25 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 21 26 26 23
  3. An unincorporated community in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Arkansas, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Arkansas, USA
    Sense id: en-Colville-en-name-eEbluVIF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 26 25 24 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 22 25 25 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 21 26 26 23
  4. An unincorporated community in Harrison County and Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Kentucky, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Kentucky, USA
    Sense id: en-Colville-en-name-FgNYkQxo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 26 25 24 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 22 25 25 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 21 26 26 23
  5. A city, the county seat of Stevens County, Washington, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Washington, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Washington, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Colville-en-name-TdJXoRWB Categories (other): County seats of Washington, USA, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 26 25 24 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 22 25 25 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 21 26 26 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Carlton Colville, Weston Colville

Inflected forms

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