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Re: Origin of "Belville" Name?
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lugnet.belville
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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
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> > I dunno it kinda makes sense when you put the Belle and the Ville together,
> > just like Lego with their name.
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> > Belleville sounds a bit too much.... belville sounds a little better?
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> > What do you reckon??
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> > Mel
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> here's my take....and probably most sensible... :)
Sensible? bah! ya no fun! :P
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> most likely taken from french...
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> meaning
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> beautiful city
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> belle ville
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> ville is feminine in the french language, and beau = verb is belle
> with feminine objects...
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> French Language 101... :)
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> Benjamin Medinets
<chop chop>
Well... going from what I wrote above... I think I agree with you :P
Mel :)
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| (...) 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... :) (...) (23 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.belville)
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