cosgrove
/ˈkɑzɡɹoʊv/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.79 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP790426).
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "It was discovered in September 2020 that Cosgrove was raising money on the “Christian crowdfunding site” GiveSendGo to fund his retirement."
Etymology
Two main origins: * English habitational surname from the village in Northamptonshire, which is named with the Old English personal name *Cōf + -s- + grāf (“grove, thicket”); recorded as Covesgrave in 1086 (DB). * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Coscraigh (“descendant of Coscrach”), a byname from coscrach (“victorious, triumphant”).
Origin
- Source language: Old English
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, Ó Coscraigh
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɑzɡɹoʊv/
- British English: /ˈkɒzɡɹəʊv/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.
Inflected Forms
Cosgroves (plural)
Cosgrave (alternative)
Cosgray (alternative)
Cosgriff (alternative)
Crossgrove (alternative)