Graveney

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proper noun

A village in Graveney with Goodnestone parish, Swale borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR0562).

OriginOld English græf →
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Meanings

proper nounGraveney (countable and uncountable, plural Graveneys)

plural Graveneys

  1. countableuncountableA village in Graveney with Goodnestone parish, Swale borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR0562).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishgræf“grave; ditch, trench”
  2. EnglishGraveney

From Old English græf (“grave; ditch, trench”) + īeġ (“island”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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