: 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.
In this case it was for a person who played the part of a figurative representation of Death in the popular medieval mystery plays. Other such names that survive today are Angel and Life. The source is the Middle English word deeth, meaning death.A second origin is French and locational from the place called Ath, with the fused preposition de, in Flanders.The surname from this source has a variety of forms not just in England including D'Eath, D'Eathe, De Ath, D'Aeth, De Att and De Atta. second origin is French and locational from the place called Ath, with the fused preposition de, in Flanders. The surname from this source has a variety of forms not just in England including D'Eath, D'Eathe, De Ath, D'Aeth, De Att and De Atta.