English Explanatory Dictionary

Bygrave

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish of North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL258873).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Bygrave Bygraves

Etymology

From Old English bī (“by, near, around”) + græf (“ditch, trench”).

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