Grove

See also: grove

English

Etymology

• As an English surname, from the noun grove.
• As a French surname, Americanized from Le Groux, Le Greux, reduced from Gréoul, of Germanic origin, from *grēduz (“hunger”) + *wulfaz (“wolf”).
• As a north German surname, from the Low German noun Graf (“ditch, grave”) (see grave). Also a Dutch and Low German form of Grub.
• As a German surname, variant of Graf.

Proper noun

Grove

1. A habitational surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a grove.
2. Any of several villages in England.
   1. A hamlet in Slapton parish, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP9192).
   2. A village in Portland parish, Dorset (OS grid ref SY6972).
   3. A hamlet in Yarkhill parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO6144).
   4. A hamlet in Wickhambreaux parish, Canterbury district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2361).
   5. A small village and civil parish (served by Headon cum Upton, Grove and Stokeham Parish Council) in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7379).
   6. A large village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU4090).
3. A suburb of Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9800).
4. A place in the United States:
   1. A town in Allegany County, New York.
   2. A city in Delaware County, Oklahoma.
   3. An unincorporated community in James City County, Virginia.
   4. An unincorporated community in Doddridge County, West Virginia.
   5. A number of townships, in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, North Carolina and Pennsylvania, listed under Grove Township.
5. A municipality in Lauenburg district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
6. A rural locality in Huon Valley council area, Tasmania, Australia.

Derived terms

• Grove Ferry
• Grove Park

Related terms

• Grover

Anagrams

• Gover