Graf

¹ American  

[graf, grahf] / græf, grɑf /

noun

1. Stephanie Maria Steffi, born 1969, German tennis player.

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Graf ² American  

[grahf] / grɑf /

noun

German.

• Grafen
  plural

1. a count: a title of nobility in Germany, Austria, and Sweden, equivalent in rank to an English earl.

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Graf ¹ British  

/ ɡræf /

noun

1. Steffi. born 1969, German tennis player: won 22 Grand Slam singles titles (1987–99), including seven at Wimbledon; won (1988) a unique 'golden slam' of each Grand Slam singles title and a gold medal in the women's singles at the Olympics

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Graf ² British  

/ ɡraːf /

noun

1. a German count: often used as a title

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Grafen
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Graf

German, from Old High German grāvo

Example Sentences

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Graf

On Friday, Judge Tony Graf said the preliminary hearing will resume in September, giving the lawyers time to present written statements, before ruling on whether to go to trial.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

Judge Graf will not make a determination of guilt or innocence but will weigh whether the prosecution has presented strong enough evidence for the case to proceed to trial.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

“That’s been a pretty powerful force,” said Peter Graf, chief investment officer at Amova Asset Management America, which manages about $270 billion in assets globally.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 6, 2026

Sabalenka has reached her seventh consecutive final at a hard-court major, becoming only third woman in the Open era to achieve that feat after Steffi Graf and Martina Hingis.

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026

Soon, Alexander Schmorell, Willi Graf, Kurt Huber, and about one hundred other suspects were arrested, too.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti