Morville

English

Etymology

The Shropshire name is from Middle English Mamerfeld (1138). Probably from a Proto-Brythonic name formed with a *mamm (“mother”), probably a reference to a breast-shaped hill (cf. Manchester). Suffixed with Old English feld (“field”).

Proper noun

Morville

  1. A village and civil parish west of Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO6694).
  2. A commune in Manche department, Normandy, France.
  3. A commune in Vosges department, Grand Est, France.
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