Etymology

Norgrove

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Today it means: A habitational surname from Old English. Full definition →

Old English norþ
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromnorþ“north”
  2. English todayNorgrove

Habitational surname from either of two minor places in Worcestershire, from Old English norþ (“north”) + grāf (“grove, copse”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishnorþ all →

northNortonNorwichNorthcoteNorwellNorburyNortholtNorthcottNorlandNorringtonNortheyNorthmoorNorthingtonNarramoreNorthall

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