Grove
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See also: grove
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]- As an English surname, from the noun grove.
- As a French surname, Americanized from Le Groux, Le Greux, reduced from Gréoul, of Germanic origin, from *grēduz (“hunger”) + *wulfaz (“wolf”).
- As a north German surname, from the Low German noun Graf (“ditch, grave”) (see grave). Also a Dutch and Low German form of Grub.
- As a German surname, variant of Graf.
Proper noun
[edit]Grove
- A habitational surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a grove.
- Any of several villages in England.
- A large village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU4090).
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- English terms derived from French
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- English surnames
- English surnames from Middle English
- en:Villages in Oxfordshire, England
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