Etymology

Hargrave

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Today it means: A village in Hargrave and Huxley parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4862). Full definition →

Old English hār
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromhār“grey”
  2. English todayHargrave

Habitational surname, from Old English hār (“grey”) or hara (“hare”) + graf (“grove”) or grǣfe (“thicket”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhār all →

hareHarlanHargrovehoarHarstonCharlton HorethorneHoar Crosshoar frost

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.