Douville

Douville Meaning & Origin

About Douville
The surname Douville is of French origin and is derived from the Old French word "dou" meaning "sweet" or "gentle" and "ville" meaning "town" or "settlement." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Douville can be interpreted as "sweet town" or "gentle settlement." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived in or was associated with a pleasant or peaceful place.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Douville is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Douville: 819
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 28,998
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.28

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Douville based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Douville is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TFL
🗽 NYSIIS
DA
🔊 Soundex
D01040
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D UW0 V IH1 L
🌐 IPA
/duˈvɪl/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TFL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D140

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Douville in Braille

Here's how to represent Douville in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Douville in braille

How to sign the name Douville using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Douville using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Douville in sign language

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