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Ville

Boy Name day: January 30
Ville is a short form of Orville: on birth records it is written Orville (35,149 births). History, popularity and famous bearers: on the Orville page. Also a short form of Granville, Melville.
Origin: Norman French. Meaning: 'Gold town' / golden estate.
From a French place name combining 'or' (gold, ultimately Latin aurum) and 'ville' (town/estate), adopted as a given name.

Name day for Ville

January 30

Why this day? Ville is a short form of Orville, and shares its name day.

Ville is celebrated in the United States on January 30; Germany on June 8.

The story of the name Ville

Ville is a short form of Orville. It keeps its origin (Norman French) and meaning — 'Gold town' / golden estate, and shares its name day, January 30.

On birth records, Ville is rarely written as such: the Villes are Orvilles (35,149 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Orville page. Ville is also a short form of Granville, Melville.

Frequently asked questions about Ville

What does Ville mean?

Ville is a short form of Orville, which means 'Gold town' / golden estate.

When is Ville's name day?

January 30, together with Orville: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.

Is Ville a name in its own right?

It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Orville.

Ville's profile

Energy 6/10
Humor 5/10
Independence 7/10
Sensitivity 4/10
Ambition 7/10
Stability 7/10
Whimsy 6/10
Diplomacy 5/10
Loyalty 7/10
Need for attention 4/10

Playful profile, for entertainment.

Name compatibility potential:

Gender B-GB-BAll
Generation SilentBoomersXYZAlphaAll
Popularity CommonFrequentUncommonRareAll

Friendship potential for Ville

Top 10

  1. Montgomery90%
  2. Maximilian90%
  3. Lucius90%
  4. Marcellus88%
  5. Princeton88%
  6. Messiah87%
  7. Cohen87%
  8. Ezequiel86%
  9. Layton86%
  10. Johan86%

Bottom 10

  1. Finnegan45%
  2. Anders48%
  3. Westley50%
  4. Flynn53%
  5. Sonny55%
  6. Casper55%
  7. Linus55%
  8. Abdiel57%
  9. Abdullah58%
  10. Rayden58%

Love potential for Ville

Top 10

  1. Boston90%
  2. Atlas88%
  3. Deacon85%
  4. Maximilian84%
  5. Watson83%
  6. Major83%
  7. Crew82%
  8. Muhammad82%
  9. Mohammad81%
  10. Porter81%

Bottom 10

  1. Anders42%
  2. Casper42%
  3. Ishmael43%
  4. Finnegan43%
  5. Flynn45%
  6. Ephraim47%
  7. Bodhi47%
  8. Zain48%
  9. Levon51%
  10. Westley52%

Professional potential for Ville

Top 10

  1. Hendrix86%
  2. Yosef85%
  3. Ambrose85%
  4. Bishop85%
  5. Hamilton85%
  6. Layton85%
  7. Briggs83%
  8. Benedict83%
  9. Luka83%
  10. Hezekiah82%

Bottom 10

  1. Casper46%
  2. Kash48%
  3. Linus49%
  4. Kye51%
  5. Finnegan51%
  6. Jax53%
  7. Anders53%
  8. Vladimir54%
  9. Colt54%
  10. Ace54%

Crush potential for Ville

Top 10

  1. Messiah92%
  2. Adonis91%
  3. Cohen89%
  4. Lucius87%
  5. Asa86%
  6. Princeton86%
  7. Ezequiel86%
  8. Adriel86%
  9. Atlas85%
  10. Kian84%

Bottom 10

  1. Luka51%
  2. Abram53%
  3. Flynn55%
  4. Casper56%
  5. Lucien56%
  6. Finnegan57%
  7. Hendrix58%
  8. Abdullah58%
  9. Sonny58%
  10. Knox58%
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