Laval

See also: laval

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Laval.

Proper noun

Laval (countable and uncountable, plural Lavals)

1. A placename:
   2. A large city in southwestern Quebec, Canada; a suburb of Montreal.
   3. (informal) Synonym of Île Jésus, an island in Quebec, Canada, where the city of Laval is located; ellipsis of Island of Laval.
   5. A town and commune, a prefecture of Mayenne department, Pays de la Loire, France.
   7. A tiny hamlet in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxembourg province, Belgium.
2. A surname from French.

Derived terms

• cachou de Laval
• (Laval, Quebec, Canada): Lavaller

Translations

Surname

• French: Laval (fr)

Laval, Mayenne, France

• French: Laval (fr)
• Latin:

  Medieval Latin: Lavallium

  New Latin: Lavallis

City of Laval, Quebec, Canada

• French: Laval (fr)

Island of Laval, Quebec, Canada

• French: Laval (fr)

Anagrams

• valla

French

Etymology

From la (“the”) +‎ val (“vale (valley)”).

• (Mayenne): From being situated at a valley
• (surname): Derived from the placename in Mayenne
• (Quebec municipality): Derived from the surname of an early settler
• (Quebec island): Derived from the name of the city located on the island

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.val/

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Proper noun

Laval f

1. a placename:
   1. Laval (a large city in southwestern Quebec, Canada; a suburb of Montreal)
   2. (informal) Synonym of Île Jésus, an island in Quebec, Canada, where the city of Laval is located; ellipsis of Île de Laval.
   3. Laval (a town and commune, a prefecture of Mayenne department, Pays de la Loire, France)
   4. Laval (a tiny hamlet in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxembourg province, Belgium)

Derived terms

• Lavallois
• lavallois
• Lavalloise
• lavalloise

Proper noun

Laval m or f

1. Laval: a habitational surname from landforms

Descendants

• English: Laval
• Latin: Lavallium