Musgrave

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proper noun

A civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district, which includes the villages of Great Musgrave and Little Musgrave.

OriginOld English mūs →
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Meanings

proper nounMusgrave (countable and uncountable, plural Musgraves)

plural Musgraves · alternative Mosgrove · alternative Musgrove

  1. countableuncountableA civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district, which includes the villages of Great Musgrave and Little Musgrave.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishmūs“mouse”
  2. EnglishMusgrave

From Old English mūs (“mouse”) + grāf (“grove”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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