Bygrave

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proper noun

A village and civil parish of North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL258873).

OriginOld English bī →
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Meanings

proper nounBygrave (countable and uncountable, plural Bygraves)

plural Bygraves

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish of North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL258873).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbī“by, near, around”
  2. EnglishBygrave

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

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APA

Bygrave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bygrave

MLA

“Bygrave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bygrave. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bygrave,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bygrave.

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