Etymology

Bygrave

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Today it means: A village and civil parish of North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL258873). Full definition →

Old English bī
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The story

  1. Old English · derived frombī“by, near, around”
  2. English todayBygrave

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

Words from the same roots

Old Englishbī all →

bybyeByfieldBeefordBysouth

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