Norville

Where Norville comes from

English and Scottish surname of Norman origin meaning "northern town," shortened from Normanville, equivalent to Norman + -ville.
— Wiktionary's entry for Norville
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1913
    Debut at its peak, #1,945
    #1,945 among boys with 9 babies — the first year it was published, and still its best.
  2. 1934
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.