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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Neville m. English Neville, originally a locative byname usually deriving from any of various places called Néville or Neuville in France.

There is a pattern of surnames being used as given names in England in the second half of the 16th century.

England
Early Modern English
● 1590 Nevill BUmar-vol9 p. 8
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Neville". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Neville.