Etymology

Wingrave

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Today it means: A village in Wingrave with Rowsham parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8618). Full definition →

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Probably from the Old English personal name Wīġa + -ing (“belonging to”) + grāf (“grove”).

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