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I’ve heard of “de Grote” which literal translation is “the big” but it means “the great”, see Hugo the Great.

It is Low German (the High German cognate is Groß) and has the meaning "big, great".

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See here

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https://www.namenforschung.net/dfd/woerterbuch/liste/?tx_dfd_names%5Bname%5D=693&tx_dfd_names%5BallSelectedFacets%5D%5B0%5D=352&tx_dfd_names%5BcurrentSelectedFacets%5D%5B0%5D=352&tx_dfd_names%5Bquery%5D=Grote&tx_dfd_names%5Boffset%5D=&tx_dfd_names%5Baction%5D=show&tx_dfd_names%5Bcontroller%5D=Names&cHash=cfad2a742973bd8f61141ce86d95d6de

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and here for the explanation (in German):

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https://www.namenforschung.net/dfd/woerterbuch/liste/?tx_dfd_names%5Bname%5D=626&tx_dfd_names%5Baction%5D=show&tx_dfd_names%5Bcontroller%5D=Names&cHash=2469c5d9b13acb98d351cae3e5f09587#s_20f1fcb7-bdb1-47d6-b13b-274fd1907106

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