Etymology

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Today it means: A habitational surname from Old English. Full definition →

Old English grēne
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromgrēne“green”
  2. English todayGreenup

Habitational surname from a minor place in Cumberland, from Old English grēne (“green”) + hop (“small enclosure”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishgrēne all →

greenGreenleeGrinsteadGreenhalghGrindleyGreenlawGreenhamGreengrassIngleby Greenhow

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.