English Explanatory Dictionary

Villefranche

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Several settlements in France, mostly with affixes.
  2. A frazione in Quart, Aosta Valley autonomous region, Italy.
  3. A surname from French
  4. A surname from French:
  5. Jacques-Melchior Villefranche (1829–1904), French editor, writer, and publicist working for Roman Catholic causes

Word forms

Villefranche

Etymology

From French Villefranche (literally “Freetown”), from ville (“town, city”) + franche, feminine singular of franc (“free”).

Related words

Francheville Vilafranca Villafranca

Derived words

Villefranche-sur-Saône

Translations

French: Villefranche
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