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Greve

Greve proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Greve

  1. A surname.
  2. A municipality in the Copenhagen metropolitan area, Denmark, south-west of the city.

Origin of Greve

* As a north/Low German, Dutch and North Germanic surname, from the noun greve (“count”). * Also as a Dutch surname, from the Middle Dutch noun greve (“moat, ditch”), related to the verb graven (“to dig”). * As an English surname, from Middle English greve (“wood thicket”), or a variant of Grieve.

Questions about Greve

What does Greve mean?
Greve means a surname.
What part of speech is Greve?
Greve is a proper noun.

Words near Greve in the dictionary

  1. Gretzky
  2. Gretzky's office
  3. Greuel
  4. Greuels
  5. greuous
  6. Greve
  7. greven
  8. Grevena
  9. Grevenmacher
  10. greviere
  11. grevieres

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