Ville (French pronunciation: ​[vil]) is the French word nowadays meaning "city" or "town", but its meaning in the Middle Ages was "farm" (from Gallo-Romance VILLA < Latin villa rustica) and then "village".

What does ville mean in slang?

place or condition characterized by, fit for, or filled with. freely used in slang terms, typically derogatory, often with an infixed -s- dullsville.

Why do city names end in ville?

The suffix -ville is derived from the French, meaning city or town. In the Middle Ages the word referenced a farm. It is sometimes used as a shortened version of village which is defined as a community smaller than a town and often in rural areas.