Hogrebe

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proper noun

A German family surname, a modern form of the surname Gogreve.

OriginGerman Gaugraf →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A German family surname, a modern form of the surname Gogreve.

Origin

  1. GermanGaugraf“magistrate”
  2. EnglishHogrebe

The name originates from German Gaugraf (“magistrate”), Lower-Saxony. Until now, the oldest document with the name Gogreve comes out of the year 1172: Luithewicus and his brother, priest Thomas, in Medebach.

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APA

Hogrebe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hogrebe

MLA

“Hogrebe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hogrebe. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hogrebe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hogrebe.

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