# Granville

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #25,777

## Definitions
1. An English surname from Old French.
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## Etymology
The commune of France is from Old French Granville, Grandvilla, Grande Villa, Grandivilla, from grant (“grand”) + ville (“settlement”). The surname is of Norman baronial origin, from Grainville, a former commune in Normandy, from the given name Guarin + ville, meaning “Guarin's town”. Guarin ultimately derives from Proto-Germanic *warduz (“guard”).

## Easily confused with
- **Grenville** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/granville-vs-grenville)
- **Greenville** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/granville-vs-greenville)

## Common misspellings (12)
`garnville`, `ggranville`, `granivlle`, `grannville`, `granvile`, `granvilel`, `granvlile`, `granvville`, `gravnille`, `grnaville`, `grranville`, `rganville`

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