Somerville
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The name Somerville, when stated by itself, has several different meanings in the English language.
- Somerville College, Oxford - a constituent college of the University of Oxford.
- Somerville, Maine
- Somerville, Massachusetts
- Somerville, New Jersey
- Somerville, Ohio
- Somerville, Tennessee
- Somerville, Texas
- Somerville, Victoria
- Somerville Circle
- Somerville (crater), small lunar crater in the eastern part of the Moon.
- Somerville Lake, a reservoir near Somerville, Texas.
- Somerville Intermediate, Howick
The following people have the surname Somerville (or the variant Somervile):
- Bonnie Somerville (b. 1974), American actress.
- Edith Anna Somerville (1858-1949), Irish novelist.
- James Somerville (1826-1898), Canadian businessperson, notary and Member of Parliament (Bruce West electoral district).
- James Somerville (1834-1916), Canadian journalist, editor and Member of Parliament (Brant North, Wentworth North and Brant electoral districts).
- James Somerville (1882-1949), British Admiral during World War II.
- Jimmy Somerville (b. 1961), Scottish pop singer.
- John Somerville (1846-1919), Canadian church administrator.
- John Somerville Debate author (Nuke War).
- Julia Somerville (b. 1961), ITN Newsreader.
- Kevin Somerville (b. 1954), Australian singer.
- Mark Somerville An associate professor of physics at Olin College.
- Mary Somerville (1780-1872), British scientific writer, after whom Somerville College is named.
- Walter Somerville A decorated former student of Onslow College.
- William Somervile (1675-1742), English poet (Somerville is alternate surname spelling).
- William Somerville (1869–1954), Western Australian politician and industrial arbitrator.
Sir Gualtier de Somerville was one of William the Conqueror's knights, who came over to England in 1066. The name most likely comes from "Saint Omer," a town about 20 miles south of Dunkerque in Normandy.
Clan Somerville is a dormant Scottish clan, see Armigerous_clan.
There are also places named Summerville and people named Sommerville.