ˈɔːlsoʊ sədʒˈɛstᵻd ɪz ðætðə nˈeɪm kəntˈeɪnz wˈʌn ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld nˈɔːɹs nˈeɪmz wɪð dʒˈɛɹ ˈiː.dʒˈiː. dʒˈɛɹmʌndɚ, dʒˈɛɹlɔːɡ wɪððɪ ˈoʊld ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ tˌɜːmᵻnˈeɪʃən ɡɹˈiːf, "ɡɹˈeɪv, tɹˈɛntʃ", ɡˈɑːɹɡɹeɪv ðˈɛɹfoːɹ mˈiːnɪŋ "ɡɹˈeɪv ʌvðə skˌændɪnˈeɪviən dʒˈɪɹmʌndɚ, dʒˈɛɹlɔːɡ ɛtsˈɛtɹə".
Also suggested is that the name contains one of the Old Norse names with Geir- (e.g. Geirmundr, Geirlaug) with the Old English termination græf, "grave, trench", Gargrave therefore meaning "grave of the Scandinavian Giermundr, Geirlaug etc".