Montreuil

English

Etymology

From French Montreuil, from Medieval Latin monastēriolum under influence from Old French Mont- (“Mount”), from monastērium (“monastery”) + -olum (“-ole: forming diminutives”), q.v. Doublet of Montreux and Monthureux.

Proper noun

Montreuil

1. A commune in Seine-Saint-Denis Department, Île-de-France, France.
2. A commune in Vendée Department, Pays de la Loire, France.
3. A commune in Eure-et-Loir Department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
4. An arrondissement of the Pas-de-Calais Department, Hauts-de-France, France.
5. (historical) A former canton of the Pas-de-Calais Department, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

Synonyms

• (commune in Seine-St-Denis): Montreuil-sous-Bois
• (commune in Vendée): Montreuil-sur-Mer (historical)

Derived terms

• De Montreuil
• Montreuil-au-Houlme
• Montreuil-aux-Lions
• Montreuil-Bellay
• Montreuil-Bonnin
• Montreuil-des-Landes
• Montreuil-en-Auge
• Montreuil-en-Caux
• Montreuil-en-Thiérache
• Montreuil-en-Touraine
• Montreuil-Juigné
• Montreuil-la-Cambe
• Montreuil-l'Argillé
• Montreuil-le-Chétif
• Montreuil-le-Gast
• Montreuil-le-Henri
• Montreuil-les-Dames
• Montreuil-Poulay
• Montreuil-sous-Bois
• Montreuil-sous-Laon
• Montreuil-sous-Pérouse
• Montreuil-sur-Barse
• Montreuil-sur-Blaise
• Montreuil-sur-Brêche
• Montreuil-sur-Epte
• Montreuil-sur-Ille
• Montreuil-sur-Loir
• Montreuil-sur-Lozon
• Montreuil-sur-Maine
• Montreuil-sur-Mer
• Montreuil-sur-Thérain
• Montreuil-sur-Thonnance

 

References

• Pierre Gauthier (1996), Noms de Lieux du Poitou..., p. 109.