Villeneuve

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Villeneuve (literally “Newtown, new town”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: vill‧neuv

Proper noun

Villeneuve (countable and uncountable, plural Villeneuves)

  1. A surname from French, equivalent to English Newton.
  2. A placename
    1. A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
    2. A municipality in Vaud canton, Switzerland, by Lake Geneva.

Derived terms

French

Etymology

ville (“town”) +‎ neuve (“new”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vil.nœv/
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Proper noun

Villeneuve ?

  1. a surname, equivalent to English Newton

Descendants
  • English: Villeneuve

See also
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