Surname

Bygrave

“by, near, around”

Bygrave is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Bygrave goes back to Old English bī, meaning “by, near, around.”

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Where it comes from

Bygrave comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English bī (“by, near, around”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Old Norse

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Old English

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“hill”

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