Meanings
plural Seagraves · alternative Sygrove
- countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Charnwood district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK618261).
- countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.
Origin
- Old Englishġeset“fold, pen”
- EnglishSeagrave
From Old English ġeset (“fold, pen”) or sēaþ (“pit, hole; well”) + grāf (“grove”) or græf (“trench, ditch”).
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