Villanova is a name of Latin origin, meaning new town. It is equivalent to Italian Villanuova, French Villeneuve, Spanish Villanueva, and Catalan, Galician, Occitan and Portuguese Vilanova. It may refer to:
Botany Villanova, a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae, an illegitimate name replaced by Flueggea (bushweed) Villanova (plant), a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae
Education Villanova University, an American university established in 1842 in Pennsylvania, by the Augustinian Order (formerly known as Villanova College) Villanova Wildcats, the athletic program of Villanova University St. Thomas of Villanova College, an Augustinian university preparatory school in King City, Ontario, Canada Villanova College (Australia), a current school run by the Augustinian priests, located in Coorparoo, in Brisbane, Queensland Villanova Preparatory School, a college preparatory school in Ojai, California Black Rock Middle School
Geography and history Villanova, Pennsylvania, a neighborhood in the suburbs of Philadelphia Villanova (SEPTA Regional Rail station), the station on Philadelphia's SEPTA Regional Rail Paoli/Thorndale Line Villanova d'Asti, a town in the Province of Asti, Piedmont, Italy Villanova Monferrato, a town in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy Villanova Monteleone, a comune (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia Villanova Tulo, a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia Villanova Canavese, a town in the Metropolitan city of Turin, Piedmont, Italy Villanova, a frazione in the municipality of Bagnacavallo, province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Villanova, a frazione in the municipality of Castenaso, province of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Villanovan Culture, the predecessor to the Etruscan civilization culture, named after the frazione of Castenaso Villanova, a frazione in the municipality of Ostuni, Puglia, in Italy Villanova, Corse-du-Sud, a commune of the Arrondissement of Ajaccio in Corsica Vilanova de Arousa, a town in the Province of Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain Villanova, Huesca, a municipality in Huesca (province), Spain Villanova, Ribagorza (AKA Vilanova d'Éssera), a village in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain
Literature "Villanova" (short story), a 2002 short story by John Hodgman
Names Arnaldus de Villa Nova (c. 1235–1313), alchemist, astrologer, and physician Saint Thomas of Villanova (born Tomás García Martínez, 1488–1555), Spanish Augustinian friar and archbishop
See also Vila Nova (disambiguation) Villa Nova (disambiguation) Vilanova (disambiguation) Villanova College (disambiguation) Villanueva (disambiguation) Villeneuve (disambiguation)