At a Glance
- Meaning
- Gaines's settlement
- Origin
- English (surname)
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- GAYNZ-vil
Gainesville is an English (surname) unisex name meaning “Gaines's settlement”. It appears in our list of 175+ State-Inspired Baby Names as American as They Come.
Meaning & Origin of Gainesville
Meaning: Gaines's settlement.
Origin: English (surname).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Gainesville
GAYNZ-vilIPA /ˈɡeɪnzvɪl/
Popularity of Gainesville
Gainesville doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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