Given name & surname · also Dutch

Graef

“count”

Graef is a surname from Dutch, ultimately from German.

Original GermanGräff

Meaning & origin

What it means

Graef goes back to a word meaning “count.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Graef comes from Dutch, and ultimately from German.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Graef’s family of names

In German usage, Graef as a surname has a related form in GRAEFF. In English usage, Graef as a surname has a related form in GRAF. In German usage, Graef as a surname has a related form in Gräff.

Walk Graef’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Sibling ideas

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