Proper Name guide

Abbeville

name · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˈæb.iˌvɪl/
  • CMU ARPABET: AE1 B V IH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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Meaning 1

A town and commune in Somme department, Hauts-de-France, France.

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Meaning 2

A townland in Ormond Lower, County Tipperary, Ireland.

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Meaning 3

A city, the county seat of Henry County, Alabama, United States.

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Meaning 4

A city, the county seat of Wilcox County, Georgia, United States.

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Meaning 5

A city, the parish seat of Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States.

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Meaning 6

A town in Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States.

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Meaning 7

A city, the county seat of Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States.

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History

Etymology

From French Abbeville, from Old French Abevile.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أَبْفِيل (ʔabfīl) — town in Picardy, France
  • Chinese Mandarin: 阿布維爾 /阿布维尔 (Ābùwéi'ěr) — town in Picardy, France
  • Danish: Abbeville — town in Picardy, France
  • French: Abbeville — town in Picardy, France
  • Old French: Abevile — town in Picardy, France
  • Georgian: აბვილი (abvili) — town in Picardy, France
  • Japanese: アブヴィル (Abuviru) — town in Picardy, France
  • Korean: 아브빌 (Abeubil) — town in Picardy, France
  • Marathi: आबव्हिल (ābavhil) — town in Picardy, France
  • Portuguese: Abbeville — town in Picardy, France
  • Russian: Аббеви́лль (Abbɛvíllʹ) — town in Picardy, France
  • Serbo-Croatian: Абевил — town in Picardy, France
  • Serbo-Croatian: Abevil — town in Picardy, France
  • Turkish: Abbeville — town in Picardy, France
  • Ukrainian: Аббеві́ль (Abbevílʹ) — town in Picardy, France
  • Irish: Baile an Phíopaire — townland in County Tipperary, Ireland