Greenlee

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English grēne →
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Meanings

proper nounGreenlee (plural Greenlees)

plural Greenlees · alternative Greenlea · alternative Greenleigh · alternative Greenley · alternative Greenly

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A female given name transferred from the surname.

    Ashley Robinson took to social media sharing her 11-year-old daughter Greenlee's night out on the town with her horse Bowie, a spotted saddle mustang cross.

    2021 July 21, Adrian Mojica, “Tennessee girl takes her horse out for night on the town, including stop in Tractor Supply”, in Fox 17

Origin

  1. Old Englishgrēne“green”
  2. EnglishGreenlee

Habitational surname from several minor places in England, named from Old English grēne (“green”) + lēah (“clearing, glade”). Equivalent to green + -lee (“lea”); compare Green and Greene.

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APA

Greenlee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Greenlee

MLA

“Greenlee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Greenlee. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Greenlee,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Greenlee.

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