"Revel" meaning in English

See Revel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Revels [plural]
Etymology: * As an English surname, variant of Revell. * As a French surname, from Old French reveau (“rebel”). * Also as a French surname, from several places in France, such as Revel, Haute-Garonne, named after a nearby Mont Revel, from Latin rebellis (“he who revolts, rebels”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|-}} French, {{der|en|fro|reveau|t=rebel}} Old French reveau (“rebel”), {{der|en|la|rebellis|t=he who revolts, rebels}} Latin rebellis (“he who revolts, rebels”) Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Revel (plural Revels)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Revel-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Revel
  1. Alternative form of Reval (“Tallinn”). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Reval (extra: Tallinn)
    Sense id: en-Revel-en-name-ezzQ6Gyw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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