Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Italian, Spanish Pronounced Pron. /ˈvil.la/(Italian) /ˈbi.ʝa/(Spanish) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "town" in Italian and Spanish, from Latin. It was originally given to a person who came from a town, as opposed to the countryside. Related NamesDetails RootvillaVariantVillar(Spanish) Other Languages & CulturesVila, Vilar, Vilaró(Catalan) Vilar(Galician) Vilar(Portuguese) Categories folk heroes