Grave

See also: grave

English

Etymology

• As an English surname, from Middle English greyve (“steward”).
• Also as an English surname, variant of Grove.
• As a French surname, from the noun gravier (“gravel”).
• As a north German surname, variant of Graf; also from the Low German noun Graf (“ditch, grave”) (see grave).

Proper noun

Grave (plural Graves)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Grave is the 32599^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 705 individuals. Grave is most common among White (60.99%) and Hispanic/Latino (26.67%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Gaver

Dutch

Alternative forms

• De Graaf (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as grauen in 1214. Derived from Middle Dutch grave (“excavated watercourse”), related to modern graf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣraː.və/

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• Hyphenation: Gra‧ve
• Rhymes: -aːvə
• Homophone: grave

Proper noun

Grave n

1. A city and former municipality of Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Pothuusburg (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Gravenaar
• Gravens

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN