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Greve

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Greve

Where it comes from

* As a north/Low German, Dutch and North Germanic surname, from the noun greve (“count”).

* Also as a Dutch surname, from the Middle Dutch noun greve (“moat, ditch”), related to the verb graven (“to dig”).

* As an English surname, from Middle English greve (“wood thicket”), or a variant of Grieve.

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. A municipality in the Copenhagen metropolitan area, Denmark, south-west of the city.

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MLA

"Greve." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/greve. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Greve. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/greve

Chicago

"Greve." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/greve.

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@misc{greve_2026,
  title = {Greve},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/greve},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}