Meanings
plural Redgraves
- countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM0478).
- countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.
Origin
- Old Englishhrēod“reed”
- EnglishRedgrave
From Old English hrēod (“reed”) + græf (“grave; trench, ditch”).
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