Grenville

English

Etymology

The civil parish is named after British prime minister George Grenville (1712 - 1770). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɹɛn.vɪl/
  • Hyphenation: Gren‧ville
  • Rhymes: -ɛnvɪl

Proper noun

Grenville

  1. A surname.
  2. A civil parish of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. [From 1765].

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