# Grimshaw

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #47,076

## Definitions
1. A hamlet in Eccleshill civil parish, Blackburn with Darwen borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7024).
2. A habitational surname.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
4. A town in the Municipal District of Peace No. 135, Alberta, Canada.

## Etymology
From Old Norse Grímr and Old English sċeaga (“shaw”), equivalent to Grim + -s- + shaw.

## Common misspellings (13)
`ggrimshaw`, `girmshaw`, `grimhsaw`, `grimmshaw`, `grimsahw`, `grimshaww`, `grimshhaw`, `grimshwa`, `grimsshaw`, `grismhaw`, `grmishaw`, `grrimshaw`, `rgimshaw`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/grimshaw