Granville
Large settlement or town, from Norman French grand meaning great and the French place-name element ville.
Meaning and origin
Granville comes from an English surname derived from a Norman place name, Grainville, which combined elements meaning great and settlement.
How to pronounce Granville
| English (US) | GRAN-vil /ˈɡrænvɪl/ |
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