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Greve.

A surname.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A surname.

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

Where this word comes from

* 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.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.