Belleville

English

Etymology

Belle + -ville

  • (French commune): From French Belleville, derived from belle vue (beautiful view).
  • (neighbourhood of Paris): From French Belleville, literally “beautiful town”.
  • (city in Ontario): Renamed in honour of Lady Annabella Gore after an 1816 visit with her husband, Francis Gore.

Proper noun

Belleville (plural Bellevilles)

  1. A surname.
  2. A town in Yell County, Arkansas.
  3. A ghost town in California.
  4. One of two towns in Ivory Coast.
  5. One of three communes in France.
  6. A city, the county seat of St. Clair County, Illinois, United States.
  7. A community in Ireland.
  8. A small city, the county seat of Republic County, Kansas.
  9. A city in Michigan.
  10. A ghost town in Nevada.
  11. A community in New Brunswick, Canada.
  12. A township in New Jersey.
  13. A hamlet and census-designated place in New York.
  14. A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
  15. A city in Ontario, Canada.
  16. A census-designated place in Pennsylvania.
  17. An unincorporated community in West Virginia, also named Belville.
  18. A village in Wisconsin.

Derived terms

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