: of, relating to, or producing static electricity. a static charge. Use a fabric softener to prevent static cling. [=a condition in which clothes stick to one another because of static electricity]. [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples. static /ËstaetÉªk/ ËstÃ¦tÉªk. noun
This interesting name is a patronymic form of the surnames Grave, which is of Middle English origin, and is an occupational name for a steward, from the Middle English (1200 - 1500) greyve, itself derived from the Old Norse greifi and the Low German greve.he first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Robert Greyue, which was dated 1255, Records of the Borough of Nottinghamshire, during the reign of King Henry 111, The Frenchman, 1216 - 1272.
It is the 34th most common surname in Australia, 32nd most common in England, and was the 9th most common surname in the United States in 1990. Leix., Moore a phonetic rendering of the name which is derived from the word moor, or heathy mountain.became the written name for every sounding of the name after WW1. 2  Alternatively of Gaelic/ Manx origin Moar, the name for a collector of manorial rents on the Isle of Man.