Greenspan

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/ˈɡɹiːnspæn/

proper noun

A surname from Yiddish.

OriginYiddish גריןשפּאַן →
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Meanings

proper nounGreenspan (plural Greenspans)

plural Greenspans · alternative Greenspun · alternative Gruenspan · alternative Grunspan · alternative Grynspan · alternative Grynszpan

  1. A surname from Yiddish.

Origin

  1. Yiddishגריןשפּאַן
  2. EnglishGreenspan

Borrowed from Yiddish גריןשפּאַן (grinshpan) Literally, “green branch, green bridle”, referring to Spanish green, copper acetate (“copper(II) acetate”)

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Translations

German Grünspan
  • Grünspanequivalent surnames from Yiddish
Hungarian Grinshpan
  • Grinshpanequivalent surnames from Yiddish
Polish Grynszpan
  • Grynszpanequivalent surnames from Yiddish
Romanian Grinszpan
  • Grinszpanequivalent surnames from Yiddish
Yiddish גריןשפּאַן
  • גריןשפּאַן (grinshpan)equivalent surnames from Yiddish
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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