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Re: Origin of "Belville" Name?
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Date: 
Sun, 10 Feb 2002 07:57:50 GMT
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> In lugnet.belville Benjamin Medinets writes:

...origin of the Belville name?

> > Ville = village <chop chop>
> > Belle (french) = beautiful or an attractive girl/woman.
> > Latin - bella, feminine of bellus
> > 
> > I dunno it kinda makes sense when you put the Belle and the Ville together,
> > just like Lego with their name.
> > 
> > Belleville sounds a bit too much.... belville sounds a little better?
> > 
> > What do you reckon??
> > 
> > Mel
> 
> here's my take....and probably most sensible... :)

Sensible? bah! ya no fun! :P
> 
> most likely taken from french...
> 
> meaning
> 
> beautiful city
> 
> belle ville
> 
> ville is feminine in the french language, and beau = verb is belle
> with feminine objects...
> 
> French Language 101... :)
> 
> Benjamin Medinets

<chop chop>

Well... going from what I wrote above... I think I agree with you :P

Mel :)



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  Re: Origin of "Belville" Name?
 
(...) here's my take....and probably most sensible... :) most likely taken from french... meaning beautiful city belle ville ville is feminine in the french language, and beau = verb is belle with feminine objects... French Language 101... :) (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.belville)

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