Etymology

Redgrave

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM0478). Full definition →

Old English hrēod
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromhrēod“reed”
  2. English todayRedgrave

From Old English hrēod (“reed”) + græf (“grave; trench, ditch”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhrēod all →

RhodereedredeRodleyRedburn

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