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Hogrebe

Hogrebe proper noun: a German family surname, a modern form of the surname Gogreve.

Proper noun

Hogrebe

  1. A German family surname, a modern form of the surname Gogreve.

Origin of Hogrebe

The name originates from German Gaugraf (“magistrate”), Lower-Saxony. Until now, the oldest document with the name Gogreve comes out of the year 1172: Luithewicus and his brother, priest Thomas, in Medebach.

Questions about Hogrebe

What does Hogrebe mean?
Hogrebe means a German family surname, a modern form of the surname Gogreve.
What part of speech is Hogrebe?
Hogrebe is a proper noun.

Words near Hogrebe in the dictionary

  1. hogos
  2. hogpen
  3. hogpens
  4. hogplum
  5. hogplums
  6. Hogrebe
  7. hogreeve
  8. hogreeves
  9. Hogrefe
  10. Hogrefes
  11. hogrel

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