Belleville

English

Etymology

From Belle +‎ -ville.

• (French commune): From French Belleville, derived from belle vue (“beautiful view”).
• (neighbourhood of Paris): From French Belleville, literally “beautiful town”.
• (city in Ontario): Renamed in honour of Lady Annabella Gore after an 1816 visit with her husband, Francis Gore.

Pronunciation

• In English usually IPA^(key): /ˈbɛlˌvɪl/, sometimes IPA^(key): /ˈbɛlvəl/; sometimes IPA^(key): /ˌbɛlˈvil/ when approximation of the French is used.

Proper noun

Belleville (countable and uncountable, plural Bellevilles)

1. A surname.
2. A neighborhood of Bouaké, Gbêke, Vallée du Bandama district, Ivory Coast.
3. A village in Haut-Sassandra, Sassandra-Marahoué district, Ivory Coast.
5. A neighborhood of Paris, France.
7. A commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle department, Grand Est, France.
9. A former commune in Deux-Sèvres department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, since 2018 part of the commune of Plaine-d'Argenson.
11. A former commune in Rhône department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, since 2019 part of the commune of Belleville-en-Beaujolais.
12. A community in Ireland.
13. A community in New Brunswick, Canada.
14. A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
15. A city, the county seat of Hastings County, Ontario, Canada.
16. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A town in Yell County, Arkansas.
    2. A ghost town in San Bernardino County, California.
    3. A city, the county seat of St. Clair County, Illinois.
    4. A small city, the county seat of Republic County, Kansas.
    5. A city in Wayne County, Michigan.
    6. An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Missouri.
    7. A ghost town in Mineral County, Nevada.
    8. A township in Essex County, New Jersey.
    9. A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Ellisburg, Jefferson County, New York.
    10. A census-designated place in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania.
    11. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Tennessee.
    12. An unincorporated community in the city of Suffolk, Virginia.
    13. An unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia, also spelt Belville.
    14. A village in Dane County and Green County, Wisconsin.

Derived terms

• Belleville boiler
• Belleville washer