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Bygrave

Bygrave proper noun: a village and civil parish of North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL258873).

Proper noun

Bygrave (countable and uncountable, plural Bygraves)

  1. A village and civil parish of North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL258873).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Bygrave

pluralBygraves

Origin of Bygrave

From Old English bī (“by, near, around”) + græf (“ditch, trench”).

Questions about Bygrave

What does Bygrave mean?
Bygrave means a village and civil parish of North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL258873).
What part of speech is Bygrave?
Bygrave is a proper noun.

Words near Bygrave in the dictionary

  1. Byglandsfjord
  2. bygly
  3. bygone
  4. bygones
  5. Bygott
  6. Bygrave
  7. Bygraves
  8. byground
  9. bygrounds
  10. byheart
  11. byhearted

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