Neville Shouldn’t Be A First Name

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[@1xoibby]

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[@1xoibby]

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[@AlexOnTheBus]

Missed a trick with the Neville siblings - you should have mentioned their father, Neville Neville.

[@RedS0n]

Yeah, I was supprised He didn't mention Neville Neville.

[@ralphmills7322]

So parents really do that to their children, I thought it was just in the book Catch-22 when the character Major Major Major Major couldn't get a promotion.

[@vilzupuupaa4680]

"we rarely see ville in human names" Me whos name is Ville: bruh

[@itsvhere4327]

Finns want to talk to this man, me included

[@iamsanna4567]

But your name probably has a different origin as Finnish is not an indo-european language...

[@vilzupuupaa4680]

@@iamsanna4567 possibly. It's an old name so perhaps.

[@luciferangelica]

@@iamsanna4567 neither is your mama

[@88marome]

@Iam sanna lmao! Ville comes from Vilhelm (William).

[@bobmcbob9856]

Funnily enough “newtown” is both an English last name (Newton) & a common Slavic settlement name (Novigrad, Novgorod, etc.)

[@azuregriffin1116]

Now I have Lubimiy Gorod in my head.

[@EspeonMistress00]

Yes everyone loves Neville Longbottom from Harry Potter. He becomes an important character in the end. And gets a heroic arc himself.

[@stapuft]

if you pay attention he matches every single requirement to be the chosen one too.

[@TheIslandDivision]

The true chosen one.

[@myrddinemrys1332]

@@stapuft He wasn't marked by the Dark Lord as his equal (no the hat burning doesn't count) and he was born the day before the 7th month died, not as it did so.

[@stapuft]

@@myrddinemrys1332 yes he was, he was psychologically marked, always afraid that he might be next,and end up just like his parents. and the date thing, its like the "ides of march" depending on the calander system, and a few other things, there are 2 or even 3 days both could be, besides its not like he was born at the stroke of midnight, the only reason he went after harry specifically, was they were both half bloods.

[@myrddinemrys1332]

@@stapuft the psychological thing is bull because it was Voldemort's followers not Voldie himself that broke his parents and it was his grandmother that did most of the psychological damage to him. As for the date you'd clearly go for the one closest (so close that it's the actual day) to the time given in the prophecy which was "as the 7th month dies" not "slightly before the 7th month dies", choosing Neville would have just been an unnecessary risk that he was wrong. Not to mention comparing it to the Ides of March is bull as they have a definite date, the 15th of March. Of course you also have the fact that Neville didn't beat the Dark Lord in the slightest in confrontations except for Nagini. The hat burning being because of Harry's sacrifice.

[@masternoel123]

Gary Neville's grandparents we're absolutely madlads for naming their son twice.

[@girish2001]

Could "Neville" mean "born in town" (Ne Ville) rather than New town/Newton? That would distinguish them from somebody born in the countryside, for instance and may have originally been a nickname.

[@mathewritchie]

Like naming a baby Ford because they were concieved in one.

[@girish2001]

@@mathewritchie while not commenting on conception per se, Florence Nightingale and her sister Parthenope were both named after the cities of their birth (Florence and Naples respectively). So yes, there is a basis for naming children after the circumstances of their birth (or possibly conception).

[@mathewritchie]

@@girish2001 I rember a magazine article I saw in the 80`s i think about the rise inthe popularity of Ford as name in Brittain, it was sugested to be a result of kids concieved in Fords.

[@bocbinsgames6745]

Australia: "we'll call this place... Townsville!"

[@camelopardalis84]

I regularly play cartography games on Seterra.online. Things like finding islands, peninsulas, mountains etc. Whenever I am supposed to find something with a boring English name on the map, I try Australia because everything there has a boring English name.

[@pierreabbat6157]

It may sound redundant, but it's named for Robert Towns.

[@patrickmartin3322]

There are two places in the US named Townville, one in PA one in SC, although they are too small to be towns as one is a borough and one is an unincorporated community. (The one in Pennsylvania is named after Noah Town, so that’s similar to how the Australian city got its name, but as far as I can tell the one in South Carolina isn’t named after anyone, and is just called that for no apparent reason)

[@gregcampwriter]

The Newtons and Nevilles can fight each other across the English Channel.

[@jamerican_bae]

I'm actually soo happy you did a video on Neville

[@Mowreets]

Growing up reading the HP books, Neville's name (alongside many others) is changed to Marcel in the Dutch translation. At everyone else that read the books where it changed, how is Neville called in your language? Quite curious

[@wariolandgoldpiramid]

How did other names get changed in your translation?

[@Mowreets]

@@wariolandgoldpiramid Just to name a few. Hermione becomes Hermelien, Cedric -> Carlo, Moaning Myrtle -> Jammerende Jenny, and most second names are also changed, where it would be better to fit a younger audience that can actually read it I guess.

[@Neferkariusz31]

The only name change in the Polish version I know is Myrtle into Marta.

[@moonthewolf4070]

Hermione to Hermine and Tom Marvolo Riddle to Tom Vorlost Riddle in german

[@pjschmid2251]

@@moonthewolf4070 wait a minute if they changed Tom Marvolo Riddle to a different name did they change the name Voldemort? Because part of the storyline is that “I am Voldemort” is an anagram of his name Tom Marvolo Riddle.

[@matthewdrummond1340]

There's a small village south of my hometown on the Canadian Prairies named Neville.

[@djei5105]

Since when did you appear in your videos? Good to see you "in person"

[@LumaSloth]

Also (if I'm not entirely wrong) _"ne ville"_ also means _"Casanova"_ in Italian. _"Ville"_ is sometimes referred as "home" in Italy.

[@smembi]

When I think of the name Neville, I think of the antagonist from the Nickelodeon show iCarly, Neville. One of those villains you love to hate.

[@littledreamerrem7021]

I love Neville. He's probably the only reason a lot of people know of the word "rue."

[@luciferangelica]

one of those shows i love to not watch

[@SteinGauslaaStrindhaug]

Neville Newton

[@trien30]

Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh in Vietnamese is translated as 胡志明市 in Chinese, Ho Chi Minh City in English, & Ho Chi Minh Ville in French. "Thành Phố" in Vietnamese is "城市"，or shortened as "市" in Chinese, which is translated as "city" in English, & "ville" in French. Ville from French could be translated as either "city" or "town" in English.

[@camelopardalis84]

Since no-one seems to have mentioned him: Neville Chamberlain. Edit: You did. Patrick did. I read the comments way before having finished the video.

[@mundt_]

So Neville Townsend from blacklist is New Town, Town End?

[@Creddiam]

Don't forget Nevel Pepperman, our favorite haberdashery owner

[@nicholastowns8]

So if your name is Neville Newton...

[@leonsantana3646]

Interestingly it's not the only language with a corresponding name, the portuguese Vilanova/Spanish Villanova and the French Villeneuve come to mind

[@nathanmace8186]

Could you do the name Nathan or Nate? That would be sooo amazing! I love your videos, and the research and thought you put into each one!

[@melon9127]

It's funny how he brings the use of Springfield as a name for an example but I can actually see it.

[@SudharsanRajvi]

Every time i hear or see Neville only Richard Neville the kingmaker comes to my mind

[@caroliner2029]

I'm descended from the Neville family. It's an interesting heritage. I don't know how a loving mother could look at her newborn and say " he'll be called Neville"😳

[@1oo1optimus]

If they don't mention Gary Neville's dad Neville Neville I'm gonna be pissed

[@iconosphereuk]

You seem to have forgotten NEVILLE HOLDER. Otherwise known as NODDY HOLDER from Slade.

[@Kiwi-Macca]

I'm a Neville, born in 1961 and I've yet to meet another Neville born more recently.

[@Afhall123]

What do you have against Neville Marriner or Neville Chamberlain?

[@DoodleStein]

After using a bunch of wrestlers as example in your generations video, I'm surprised you didn't mention former WWE wrestler Neville, whose name was shortened from Adrian Neville.

[@adrianortega1935]

Townsville is an actual city in Australia, and my hometown of Yarraville recently got named the coolest town in the world by a few recent polls.

[@WUStLBear82]

Years ago one of my parents' friends was a woman named Neville, so called because her parents were great admirers of the Conservative politician even before he became Prime Minister.

[@CalTheHogNosedBat]

I'm always curious, so as I have a Hungarian background, I've got a family member named Joseph. I find that a lot of Hungarians (or most of those that have such backgrounds too) have an association with Joseph as well, is there a reason why?

[@ianallan8005]

The British Matilda tank wasn’t an official name. It was nicknamed after a cartoon character Matilda the Duck because they looked so similar in profile

[@benw9949]

By this logic, you'd have to ban Newton, Ashton, Colton, and a number of other -tons, -hams, and so on. Also -ley, -dale. I don't get why this shouldn't be a person's name.

[@MrDeutschGerman]

As a non-anglo , I find english names really odd anyway. I couldnt Imagine an obvious Last Name like "Jackson" or names after occupations Like "Hunter" , "Tanner", "Taylor" , "Mason" or the Like in my language. Same goes for geographical names, but I guess thats non of my business.

[@thogameskanaal]

Matilda sounds like a morphed version of an old Nose female name written gun or war in it. Looking it up, it comes from high German, so it's of germanic origin. I guess that checks out.

[@HalfEye79]

High German has many such names for females. Like Gudrun which could be derived from the meanings of combat and secret.

[@billygunn7180]

How about "Bertha"? My friend would call a sledgehammer, Bertha, or Big Bertha.

[@HalfEye79]

@@billygunn7180 There were two german howitzers with the name "Dicke Bertha" or "Big Bertha" (more accurat "Fat Bertha")

[@billygunn7180]

@@HalfEye79 When I was a little boy, in the seventies, there was a woman by these apartment building my father owned, and my brother called her, Big Bertha. Some names sound bad, or menacing, like Bertha, Helga, etc..

[@HalfEye79]

@@billygunn7180 That isn't true for german ears. They only sound old, but not menacing.

[@ralphmills7322]

I suppose "ORVILLE" is french for GOLD TOWN. I'll keep it in mind the next time I eat pop corn or think of the Wright brothers.

[@veggiet2009]

Springfield isn't that generic, other generic terms similar to "new town" are like "main street" or "high street" or "town square"

[@88marome]

Ville is a Swedish nickname for Vilhelm/William, and the E in Ville is pronounced.

[@hannahk1306]

I loved Jungle Run, but in hindsight kind of traumatic when groups of kids get stuck in the temple "forever". In my mind, this is the same place where the Temple Run game is set (so many similarities).

[@brendangormley3117]

Neville Island (just downriver of Pittsburgh, PA) is named after General John Neville, one of the few major figures in the Whiskey Rebellion. So ironically, the place gets its name from a person

[@sydhenderson6753]

If he'd founded a town on the island, it would be Nevilleville.

[@FurryManPeach]

Townsville, a city in far north Queensland, Australia

[@allanrichardson1468]

I don’t know of anyone named Naples, which was originally Neapolis, or “New Town” in Greek.

[@loveandletlove8529]

Newton .

[@Illumisepoolist]

Now that you mention it, I wonder if there are any towns called Neville...

[@MrFilgrif]

You mention the Neville siblings but not their dad Neville Neville ?!

[@nikkia9506]

I had a neighbour called Neville when I was young. He was a nosy chap (not much TV in those days to entertain us all) so I called him Nebby Nev for years 😆

[@rogerclarke7407]

Neville Villeneuve would also mean new town new town, (town new) french turns thing around to the English ear

[@nezuminora9528]

Lol Longbottom shouldn't be a last name

[@o.gdragon9039]

😂😂

[@ianallan8005]

How very dare you! My invisible, virtual, imaginary cat is called Neville.

[@petermiddo]

Townsville is also a REAL city in Northern Queensland, Australia.

[@robertwilloughby8050]

Neville Longbottom is what happens when a Huffleclaw or a Ravenpuff has such a pure heart that the Sorting Hat gets confused and puts them in Gryffindor (Yes, I know I've conflated the two houses, but if you think about it, good old Nev is such a halfway house between Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw that I couldn't resist it!)

[@FLS96]

Ville is actually a super common Finnish name. It has the same roots as William.

[@GazilionPT]

A guy called Neville Newton would be nice...

[@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety]

Could you do a video on the name Gordon? It's my late uncle's name. From what I'm told it means "from the three cornered hill". Is there any truth in that?

[@uncinarynin]

From what I found it's a Scottish family name meaning "Large Hill".

[@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety]

@@uncinarynin Thanks

[@myssie-theanimedevourer5835]

Aaron Neville is an American musicians. 😆

[@pierreabbat6157]

Who comes to my mind is Neville St. Clair, aka Hugh Boone, a character in a Sherlock Holmes story.

[@whatthefridge1o1]

Ive been somewhere called townsvill

[@allantidgwell5624]

Neville - new town - Newton

[@IgabodDobagi]

Yay I got a mention in this video. This is the 2nd time I've been mentioned in a video. :)

[@kokobwild2413]

You're great in front of camera mate.

[@bbdanny]

there is even village in Finland called "Uusikylä" which means "New Village" oh and Ville is a finnish name for males

[@papnlilly]

Ya forgot about Neville f***ing Bartoss! 😂

[@dennyzavada407]

Aaron Neville - American singer

[@jamesmmcgill]

How about Neville Chamberlain?

[@stapuft]

newton ("new town") IS a name though

[@Theturtleowl]

My brain: Cruella Deville....Cruella Neville?

[@zddxddyddw]

Everyone talking about Neville Longbottom and forgetting mah boi Neville Chamberlain.

[@shibolinemress8913]

My brother's friend named her daughter McKenna. That's not only a family name, but "Mc" means "son of", making it doubly odd to me. But hey, whatever floats their boat...

[@hisham_hm]

Orville Wright has entered the chat

[@stapuft]

neville is the OTHER chosen one, everyone knows that. neville is awesome.

[@cunningba]

Could the ne in Neville be related to née?

[@whatthefridge1o1]

I wonder if the name Landon comes from London

[@Ebbagull]

Now let's so Orville next week!

[@girish2001]

Let's go for a winner, I say. Go for Oscar.

[@Bacopa68]

How tanks got their names would be a good video.

[@hotwax9376]

Neville Chamberlain is probably a big reason why the name isn't popular now--he's so widely perceived as trying to appease Hitler in the lead-up to WWII that the name has become guilty by association.

[@jessiesargent7212]

I think he proved himself to at the battle of Hodwarts

[@Solesteam]

what if someone's named Neville Jeville Steville?

[@txvoltaire]

The Neville Chamberlain School of International Diplomacy!

[@RainerWarrior666]

Paris was a name before the city, just sayin'

[@cardett75]

name of a tribe not a person

[@P1Y2S_Kyokko]

Peace in our time! 🤝

[@williamsvidsandstuffs]

Damn I really want a jungle run monkey idol too, I always hated the maze with the wall of arms

[@lifescris7557]

Gary & Phil dad name is Neville Neville 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jubbetje4278]

Orville

[@normanpeters7544]

Chamberlain

[@mojosbigsticks]

A Neville, A Neville!

[@JonBastian]

Somehow, in real life Neville Longbottom grew up to be the hottest of the Harry Potter male actors. So -- revenge for all Nevilles?

[@bobmcbob9856]

Isn’t there a real Townsville in Canada?

[@oberynmartell3527]

There's one in Queensland, Australia. From its reputation, the Powerpuff Girls cast would fit right in there.

[@bobmcbob9856]

@@oberynmartell3527 Maybe that's the one I was thinking of.

[@camelopardalis84]

@@oberynmartell3527 I just barely know who the Powerpuff Girls are, but I'm intrigued. What about Townsville, Queensland, Australia fits the Powerpuff Girls?

[@oberynmartell3527]

@@camelopardalis84 PPG has some zany characters. Townsville is in northern QLD, which could be likened to southern Florida in climate and culture. I was making the Australian version of a Florida joke.

[@camelopardalis84]

@@oberynmartell3527 Thanks!

[@iamsanna4567]

I always thought it's obvious that 'Neville' means "new town", but I think it's an awesome name (just not because of the meaning, of course).

[@jevinliu4658]

Neville Chamberlain: 0_0

[@NorvelCooksey]

Now if you try to say my name is French. I will fight you!

[@austinneville1392]

I agree

[@whiskyfox7943]

Neville Thomson would be a cool name

[@mathewritchie]

Might as well call him novgorod.

[@Ettibridget]

I think Neville is a nice name - though I am not an english speaker and Neville is not used in my country.

[@kailomonkey]

I have some Newton relatives.

[@sdspivey]

My favorite Neville was Anne Neville, played by Faye Marsay in The White Queen. OK, maybe I just like Faye Marsay. How can you mention Springfield, but not ShelbyVILLE?

[@bobbiemarkwick4417]

Neville is my middle name

[@robynriana396]

That's pretty funny! Neville and Orville = old man French names! 🤣

[@alexandertownsend3291]

When I hear Orville, I think of microwave popcorn.

[@mplane0001]

I loved Jungle Run