Granville as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Granville

What is the meaning of the name Granville ?

The baby name Granville is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɡræn.vɪl/ (GRAN-vil).

Granville is English in Origin.

Granville derives from a Norman French habitational surname taken from the coastal town of Granville (also recorded as Grandville) in Normandy. Its components are Old French grand “great, large” and ville “settlement, town” from Latin villa, yielding the sense “large town” or “great estate.” The name therefore belongs to the class of toponymic surnames reborn as given names.

Transferred to England with the Normans, Granville became established as a family name among the Anglo‑Norman aristocracy and later produced the title Earl Granville. As a first name it rose in the 18th and 19th centuries in Britain and the United States, sometimes honoring figures such as abolitionist Granville Sharp, before fading into rarity. Variant forms include Grandville, Grenville (closely related), Granvil, and Granvile; short forms Gran and Grant are occasionally used. The name carries a dignified, old‑world English‑French polish.