"Greaves" meaning in All languages combined

See Greaves on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ɡɹivz/ Forms: Greaveses [plural]
Rhymes: -iːvz Etymology: Topographic surname for someone who lived near a brushwood or thicket, from Old English grǣfe (“brushwood, thicket”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|grǣfe||brushwood, thicket}} Old English grǣfe (“brushwood, thicket”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|es}} Greaves (plural Greaveses)
  1. A surname from Old English. Wikipedia link: Greaves (surname)
    Sense id: en-Greaves-en-name-YeJQRBqa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames

Inflected forms

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