English Explanatory Dictionary

Grimshaw

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A hamlet in Eccleshill civil parish, Blackburn with Darwen borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7024).
  2. A habitational surname.
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  4. A town in the Municipal District of Peace No. 135, Alberta, Canada.

Word forms

Grimshaw Grimshaws

Etymology

From Old Norse Grímr and Old English sċeaga (“shaw”), equivalent to Grim + -s- + shaw.

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