Grave

proper nouncommon in dialogue

A surname.

proper noun

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A surname.

Etymology

* As an English surname, from Middle English greyve (“steward”). * Also as an English surname, variant of Grove. * As a French surname, from the noun gravier (“gravel”). * As a north German surname, variant of Graf; also from the Low German noun Graf (“ditch, grave”) (see grave).

Forms

plural: Graves

grateful · Of a person or their actions, feelings, etc.: expressing…gratitude · The state of being grateful.grave · An excavation in the earth as a place of burial.

Grave · A surname.

gravel · Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads…Gravel · A surname.Graves · A region close to Bordeaux in south-western France.

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