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.
    3. A frazione in Quart, Aosta Valley, Italy.

Translations

French

Etymology

From ville (town) + neuve (new).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vil.nœv/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Villeneuve ?

  1. a surname, equivalent to English Newton

Descendants

  • English: Villeneuve
  • Chinese: 維爾納夫维尔纳夫 (Wéi'ěrnàfū), 維勒訥沃维勒讷沃 (Wéilènèwò) (transliteration)

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