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Grewe

Grewe proper noun: a surname from Old French.

Proper noun

Grewe (plural Grewes)

  1. A surname from Old French.

Forms of Grewe

pluralGrewes
alternative formGrew

Origin of Grewe

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

Questions about Grewe

What does Grewe mean?
Grewe means a surname from Old French.
What part of speech is Grewe?
Grewe is a proper noun.

Words near Grewe in the dictionary

  1. grew out of
  2. grew some balls
  3. grew up
  4. Grewal
  5. Grewals
  6. Grewe
  7. Grewes
  8. grewest
  9. grewhound
  10. grewhounds
  11. Grews

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