Given name & surname · also Low German
Greve
“count”
Greve is a surname with more than one origin.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Greve has more than one origin: in one tradition, it comes from Low German; as an English surname, it comes from Middle English greve.
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Greve’s family of names
In German usage, Greve as a surname has a related form in GRAF. In Swedish usage, Greve as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the German form GRAF. In English usage, Greve as a surname has a related form in GRIEVE.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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