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Re: Origin and Meaning of name
I would guess it's derived from "la vallée", which means "the valley" in French.
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Laval is a French city. It could indeed be a form of "la vallée" or "le val" ("the valley"). http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pl.lamballais/laval.fr/
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