: 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.
This most interesting surname is of Old Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon origin, and has two possible interpretations. Firstly, it may be of topographical origin for a dweller by the thorn-bush(es), from the Old Norse, Olde English thorn, a thorn-bush or hedge, with the suffix -s, of that place.he first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William Thorn, which was dated 1206, in the Curia Regis Rolls of Sussex, during the reign of King John, known as Lackland, 1199 - 1216. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax.