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Hargrave

Hargrave proper noun: a village in Hargrave and Huxley parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4862).

Proper noun

Hargrave (countable and uncountable, plural Hargraves)

  1. A village in Hargrave and Huxley parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4862).
  2. A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref TL0370).
  3. A village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL7759).
  4. A settlement in the Rural Municipality of Wallace-Woodworth, Manitoba, Canada.
  5. An unincorporated community in Rush County, Kansas, United States.
  6. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Hargrave

pluralHargraves
alternative formHardgrave

Origin of Hargrave

Habitational surname, from Old English hār (“grey”) or hara (“hare”) + graf (“grove”) or grǣfe (“thicket”).

Phrases with Hargrave

Questions about Hargrave

What does Hargrave mean?
Hargrave means a village in Hargrave and Huxley parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4862).
What part of speech is Hargrave?
Hargrave is a proper noun.

Words near Hargrave in the dictionary

  1. Harghita
  2. Hargie
  3. Hargitay
  4. Hargitays
  5. Hargood
  6. Hargrave
  7. Hargrave and Huxley
  8. Hargrave kite
  9. Hargrave kites
  10. Hargraves
  11. Hargreave

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