# Duval

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #26,769

## Definitions
1. A topographic surname from French of French origin, for someone who lived in a valley.
2. Ellipsis of Duval County
3. A locality in the Armidale council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French Duval

## Easily confused with
- **duvet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duval-vs-duvet)
- **dal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dal-vs-duval)
- **dua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dua-vs-duval)
- **deal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deal-vs-duval)
- **dual** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dual-vs-duval)
- **dull** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dull-vs-duval)
- **dial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dial-vs-duval)
- **duel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duel-vs-duval)
- **diva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diva-vs-duval)
- **duma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duma-vs-duval)
- **deva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deva-vs-duval)
- **dura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dura-vs-duval)
- **devil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/devil-vs-duval)
- **Dubai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dubai-vs-duval)
- **Duran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duran-vs-duval)
- **decal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decal-vs-duval)
- **Davao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/davao-vs-duval)
- **Dugan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dugan-vs-duval)
- **drupal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drupal-vs-duval)

## Common misspellings (7)
`dduval`, `duavl`, `duvall`, `duvla`, `duvval`, `dvual`, `udval`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/duval