The deville Surname
deville Name Meaning and History
- English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Déville in Seine-Maritime, France, probably named with Latin dei villa ‘settlement of (i.e. under the protection of) God’. This name was interpreted early on as a prepositional phrase de ville or de val and applied to dwellers in a town or valley (see Ville and Vale).
- English: nickname from Middle English devyle, Old English deofol ‘devil’ (Latin diabolus, from Greek diabolos ‘slanderer’, ‘enemy’), referring to a mischievous youth or perhaps to someone who had acted the role of the Devil in a pageant or mystery play.
- French: variant of Ville, with the preposition de.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Family Bible in posession of Winston De Ville? |
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| DEVILLE IN LOUISIANA | Ernie | 32 |
| Deville and Fontenot | Beth | 12 |
| Anthony DeVille |
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| DeVillers families in Savannah Georgia 1820-1850 census records |
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| Deville/Deaville/Staffs./Derbys. Eng. | Dorothy Deville | 4 |
| Alexander Deville frm Opelousas LA |
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| Arstille Deville info needed |
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| Deville | Terry Landreneau | 19 |
| Deville from louisiana |
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