Grewe

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proper noun

A surname from Old French.

OriginOld French grue →
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Meanings

proper nounGrewe (plural Grewes)

plural Grewes · alternative Grew

  1. A surname from Old French.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchgrue“crane”
  2. EnglishGrewe

English and Irish surname from Old French grue (“crane”), a nickname for a tall and scrawny person.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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