Whitgreave
village · Staffordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Whitgreave likely means 'white grove' or 'grove on white soil'. It is composed of the Old English words 'hwīt' (white) and 'grāf' (grove).
Word origins
- White
- Old EnglishAttestedwhite(from hwīt "white")
- greave
- Old EnglishAttestedgrove(from grāf "grove")