Surname

Graveley

“pit, trench”

Graveley is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Graveley goes back to Old English græf, meaning “pit, trench.”

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Where it comes from

Graveley comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English græf (“pit, trench”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Graveley’s family of names

In English usage, Graveley as a surname has a related form in GRAVELY.

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Old English

Graveney

“grave; ditch, trench”

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Old English

Gateley

“goat”

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Old English

Grindley

“green”

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Old English

Gresley

“gravel”

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Old English

Akeley

“oak”

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Old English

Staveley

“stave”

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Old English

Drakeley

“he-duck”

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Old English

Aspley

“aspen”

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