Granville - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Granville \g-ran-

is of Old French origin, and its meaning is "big town". Place name. The name has an aristocratic sound to it.

Granville has 4 variant forms: Granvil, Granvile, Granvill and Grenville.

Granville is a somewhat common first name for men (#1146 out of 1220) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#8926 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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