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    Grove

    GROHV

    English
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Small wood; Cluster of trees
    Origin
    English
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Grove does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Small wood; Cluster of trees", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Grove.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    1880s (0.000% of births), currently steady
    Spiritual meaning
    Grove flourishes in God's courts — trees of righteousness, the LORD's planting, palms and cedars growing together, the sacred wood that glorifies God.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Psalm 92:12-13

      "The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God."

    • Isaiah 61:3

      "That they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified."

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