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Neville

NEV-il3 syllables
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From Old French, meaning 'new town'. (Human)

What does Neville mean?

Human: From Old French, meaning 'new town'.. Neville is derived from the Old French 'neuf' meaning 'new' and 'ville' meaning 'town'.

Is Neville a good dog name?

Not yet rated. Say it out loud a few times in your best across-the-park voice before you commit.

Neville in the Pets in the City community

We don't have publishable popularity figures for Neville in our Auckland community. This does not tell us how common the name is.

From anonymised, aggregated records of dogs at our 5 Auckland centres. Our community, not a national census.

What kind of dog does Neville suit?

Classic
Human name

Suggestions only — plenty of dogs happily wear names that break every rule.

Our entirely unscientific pack opinion

The Pack’s First Review of Neville

As Neville walks in, the other dogs whisper, "Great, a dog named after a new town. Just what we need—someone to organize the breakfast menu!"

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