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Morville

Morville proper noun: a village and civil parish west of Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO6694).

Proper noun

Morville

  1. A village and civil parish west of Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO6694).
  2. A commune in Manche department, Normandy, France.
  3. A commune in Vosges department, Grand Est, France.

Origin of Morville

The Shropshire name is from Middle English Mamerfeld (1138). Probably from a Proto-Brythonic name formed with a *mamm (“mother”), probably a reference to a breast-shaped hill (cf. Manchester). Suffixed with Old English feld (“field”).

Questions about Morville

What does Morville mean?
Morville means a village and civil parish west of Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO6694).
What part of speech is Morville?
Morville is a proper noun.

Words near Morville in the dictionary

  1. Morven
  2. morvenite
  3. morvenites
  4. Morvern
  5. Morvi
  6. Morville
  7. Morwell
  8. Morwellham
  9. Morwenna
  10. Morwenstow
  11. morwong

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