Carville - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Carville \c(a)-rville, car-ville\ is a variant of Carvell (Old French), and the meaning of Carville is "swampy dwelling".

The baby name Carville sounds like Carvil, Carvel and Greville. Other similar baby names are Cardelle, Carlile, Carnelle, Colville, Norville and Orville.

Carville is an uncommon first name for men but a somewhat common last name for both men and women (#44305 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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