Somerville

American  

[suhm-er-vil] / ˈsʌm ərˌvɪl /

noun

1. Mary Fairfax Greig 1780–1872, Scottish mathematician and astronomer.

2. a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.

3. a town in central New Jersey.

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Somerville British  

/ ˈsʌməvɪl /

noun

1. Mary, original name Mary Fairfax . 1780–1872, British scientific writer, author of Physical Geography (1848) and other textbooks. Somerville College, Oxford, was named after her

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Somerville Scientific  

/ sŭm′ər-vĭl′ /

1. Scottish astronomer and mathematician who wrote expository works on mathematics, physical geography, microscopic science, and astronomy. Her writings explained complex scientific ideas to the general public through simple illustrations and experiments that the average reader could easily understand.

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Example Sentences

Shirley-Anne Somerville has held onto the social justice brief, while also taking up the housing role.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

“Most airlines are used for tourism, business traffic, they’re not used to going where missiles are flying,” said Gabriella Somerville, a private-charter specialist who has previously helped coordinate evacuation flights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

It’s also where you can find Hilltop Coffee and Somerville, owned by partners Issa Rae, Ajay Relan and Yonnie Hagos.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

“You should be rebalancing when you feel least like rebalancing, and you should be buying when you feel least like buying,” said Sean Somerville, an investment advisor in Baltimore.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

We’d been relegated to the basement, which was bigger than my home, a two-bedroom condo in Somerville.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan