Gravesend
village · Hertfordshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Gravesend likely means 'the end of the grave or embankment'. 'Grafe' could refer to a ditch or embankment, and 'ende' means end. It is situated at the end of a river or estuary.
Word origins
- Grave
- Old Englishditch, embankment(from græf "ditch, trench, grave")
- end
- Old Englishend(from ende "end")
Historical forms
Gravesende