Granville

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Proper noun === Granville 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 village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland; named for Granville Henry John Knox, son of Thomas Knox, 2nd Earl of Ranfurly. A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta. The name of Vancouver, British Columbia until 1886; named for Granville Leveson-Gower. A village in Saint James parish, Jamaica; named for English abolitionist Granville Sharp. 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 suburb of Maryborough in Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. A number of places in the United States: A village and township in Putnam County, Illinois; named for the town in Massachusetts. An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Indiana; named for local businessman Granville Hastings. A ghost town in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. A minor city in Sioux County, Iowa; named for English explorer Richard Grenville. A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts; named for the John Carteret. A township in Kittson County, Minnesota. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Missouri; named for early settler Granville Giles. A township in Platte County, Nebraska. A town and village in Washington County, New York; named for John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville. A minor city in McHenry County, North Dakota; named for railroad worker Granville M. Dodge. A village and township in Licking County, Ohio; named for the town in Massachusetts. A township in Mercer County, Ohio. A township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. A township and census-designated place therein, in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Tennessee. A town in Addison County, Vermont. An unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia. A town in Monongalia County, West Virginia. A neighbourhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; formerly a town named for the town in New York. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === ravelling == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡʁɑ̃.vil/ === Proper noun === Granville ? a small town and commune of Manche department, Normandy, France ==== Derived terms ==== granvillais, Granvillais