Gainesville

English

Etymology

From Gaines +‎ -ville.

Proper noun

Gainesville

1. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A town in Sumter County, Alabama.
   2. An unincorporated community in Greene County, Arkansas, the county seat until 1884.
   3. A city, the county seat of Alachua County, Florida, home to the University of Florida. Named after Edmund P. Gaines.
   4. A city, the county seat of Hall County, Georgia, named after Edmund P. Gaines.
   5. A minor city, the county seat of Ozark County, Missouri, named after Gainesville, Georgia.
   6. A town and village therein, in Wyoming County, New York, named after Edmund P. Gaines.
   7. A city, the county seat of Cooke County, Texas, named after Edmund P. Gaines.
   8. A census-designated place in Prince William County, Virginia, probably named after Thomas Brawner Gaines.

Anagrams

• villeinages