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Scriven

Scriven proper noun: a village and civil parish in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3458).

Proper noun

Scriven (countable and uncountable, plural Scrivens)

  1. A village and civil parish in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3458).
  2. A surname.

Forms of Scriven

pluralScrivens

Origin of Scriven

Two possible origins for the surname: * English occupational surname for a scribe copyist or clerk, from Middle English scrivein (“scribe”), itself from Old French escrivain. * English habitational surname from the village in North Yorkshire, which is named with Old English scræfen (“hollow place with caves or pits”).

Questions about Scriven

What does Scriven mean?
Scriven means a village and civil parish in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3458).
What part of speech is Scriven?
Scriven is a proper noun.

Words near Scriven in the dictionary

  1. scrivanoes
  2. scrivanos
  3. scrivans
  4. scrive
  5. scrived
  6. Scriven
  7. scrivener
  8. scrivener's palsy
  9. scriveneries
  10. scriveners
  11. scrivenership

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