Montreuil
English
Etymology
From French Montreuil, from Medieval Latin monastēriolum under influence from Old French Mont- (“Mount”), from monastērium (“monastery”) + -olum (“-ole: forming diminutives”), q.v. Doublet of Montreux and Monthureux.
Proper noun
Montreuil
- A commune in Seine-Saint-Denis Department, Île-de-France, France.
- A commune in Vendée Department, Pays de la Loire, France.
- A commune in Eure-et-Loir Department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
- An arrondissement of the Pas-de-Calais Department, Hauts-de-France, France.
- (historical) A former canton of the Pas-de-Calais Department, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
Synonyms
- (commune in Seine-St-Denis): Montreuil-sous-Bois
- (commune in Vendée): Montreuil-sur-Mer (historical)
Derived terms
- De Montreuil
- Montreuil-au-Houlme
- Montreuil-aux-Lions
- Montreuil-Bellay
- Montreuil-Bonnin
- Montreuil-des-Landes
- Montreuil-en-Auge
- Montreuil-en-Caux
- Montreuil-en-Thiérache
- Montreuil-en-Touraine
- Montreuil-Juigné
- Montreuil-la-Cambe
- Montreuil-l'Argillé
- Montreuil-le-Chétif
- Montreuil-le-Gast
- Montreuil-le-Henri
- Montreuil-les-Dames
- Montreuil-Poulay
- Montreuil-sous-Bois
- Montreuil-sous-Laon
- Montreuil-sous-Pérouse
- Montreuil-sur-Barse
- Montreuil-sur-Blaise
- Montreuil-sur-Brêche
- Montreuil-sur-Epte
- Montreuil-sur-Ille
- Montreuil-sur-Loir
- Montreuil-sur-Lozon
- Montreuil-sur-Maine
- Montreuil-sur-Mer
- Montreuil-sur-Thérain
- Montreuil-sur-Thonnance
References
- Pierre Gauthier (1996), Noms de Lieux du Poitou..., p. 109.
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