Norvill as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Norvill

What is the meaning of the name Norvill ?

The baby name Norvill is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈnɔːr.vɪl/ (NOR-vil).

Norvill is English in Origin.

Norvill is a rare English given name taken from a surname of Norman French origin. It denotes someone "from Norville," a place-name found in Normandy and Île-de-France, built from Old French nord "north" + ville "settlement, town." The spelling Norvill represents an Anglicized, streamlined variant; the surname is attested in English records from the late medieval period, after the Norman Conquest introduced many French locative surnames to England.

As a first name, Norvill emerged in Britain and North America in the 18th–19th centuries during the vogue for adopting surnames as forenames. Usage has remained uncommon, though cultural echoes include the literary near-variant Norval (from John Home's 1756 tragedy Douglas) and the modern full name of "Shaggy" in Scooby-Doo, Norville Rogers, which keeps the root visible. Variants include Norville, Norvell, Norvel, Norval, Norvil, and the feminine forms Norvella/Norvelle. Meaning: "north town" or "dweller from the north settlement."

⚙ Norvill is about as rare as a name gets. We hold just 4 recorded uses of it, from 3 countries.