Grenville

  • [ GREN-vil ]
  • English (Rare)
From a surname which was a variant of GRANVILLE.

GRANVILLE   male   English
From an English surname which was derived from a Norman place name GRAINVILLE.
GRAINVILLE     French
Means "GUARIN's town" in Old French. This is the name of various towns in Normandy.
GUARIN   male   Medieval French
Norman French form of WARIN.
WARIN   male   Ancient Germanic
Germanic name derived from the element warin meaning "guard, protect".
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH: Granville
MEDIEVAL FRENCH: Guarin