Hargrave

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proper noun

A village in Hargrave and Huxley parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4862).

OriginOld English hār →
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Meanings

proper nounHargrave (countable and uncountable, plural Hargraves)

plural Hargraves · alternative Hardgrave

  1. A number of places:
    1. countableuncountableA village in Hargrave and Huxley parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4862).
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref TL0370).
    3. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL7759).
    4. countableuncountableA settlement in the Rural Municipality of Wallace-Woodworth, Manitoba, Canada.
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Rush County, Kansas, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhār“grey”
  2. EnglishHargrave

Habitational surname, from Old English hār (“grey”) or hara (“hare”) + graf (“grove”) or grǣfe (“thicket”).

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APA

Hargrave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hargrave

MLA

“Hargrave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hargrave. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hargrave,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hargrave.

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