Deville

Classic American luxury

Deville appears primarily as a surname and place name, most notably associated with Cadillac DeVille, a luxury automobile line produced by General Motors from 1959 to 2005.

The name evokes mid-century American automotive luxury and style.

As a surname, it has French origins meaning "of the town." Various people and fictional characters bear this name, sometimes spelled as two words (De Ville) or with different capitalizations.

Cadillac

V8

Eight-cylinder engine layout

  • finsSwimming appendages
  • tailfinsRear automotive styling wings
  • luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort

GM · Fleetwood · chrome · leather · American · classic · cruiser · landau · convertible · limousine

surname

genealogy

Study of family descent

lineage · clan · pedigree · bloodline · dynasty · descendants · relatives · patronymic · ancestral · roots

villainous

villain

Wicked story antagonist

  • furAnimal body hair
  • DisneyMajor entertainment conglomerate
  • wickedEvil or slang-excellent

cruel · menacing · antagonist · scheming · sinister · fictional · iconic · fashion · obsession

Opposites
cadillac model line/body style

DevilleNavigator

Branded product name

Hummer · Tahoe · Yukon · pickup truck · F-150

luxury market positioning

DevilleYugo

Defunct Serbian automobile

economy car · Ford Pinto · Kia Rio · base model · subcompact

automotive era/philosophy

DevilleHonda Civic

Japanese compact automobile

Volkswagen Beetle · Mini Cooper · Tesla Model 3 · econobox

Phrases
Family

devil, devilish, devilry, Devil, deviltry, devilment, devilled, devilling, devilments

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G