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neville
/ˈnɛvɪl/
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What does neville mean?
proper noun
- A surname from Old French.
- A male given name transferred from the surname, of 16th century and later usage.
- A small village in Blayney Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
More meanings (5)
proper noun
- Ellipsis of Néville-sur-Mer: a settlement and former commune of Manche department, Normandy, France.
- A commune in Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, France. The correct spelling is Néville.
- A village in the Rural Municipality of Whiska Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A village in Clermont County, Ohio, United States.
- A township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈnɛvɪl/
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“If I am Mr. Neville St. Clair, then it is obvious that no crime has been committed, and that, therefore, I am illegally detained.”
And, Neville, this I do assure myself: Richard shall live to make the Earl of Warwick The greatest man in England but the king.
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She came to his quarter, and on still I brought her, And up to his girth, to his breastplate she drew; A short prayer from Neville just reach'd me, "The devil!"
Sir Thomas Leighton and Sir Henry Neville had obtained patents from the queen, which enabled them to send their ordnance abroad, the consequence of which was that the Spaniards were found arming their ships and fighting us with guns of our own manufacture.
Chiene extirpated an ovary from a child of three; Neville duplicated this operation in a child one month younger; and Alcock performed ovariotomy on a child of three.