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English word origin

Etymology of Green

English surname, a topographic name for someone who either lived near a village green, or was just fond of the colour. This name is also translated from other surnames, such as German Grün and Gruen, Dutch Groen, Irish Ó

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

A member of a Green Party or green party.

adj

Of, or pertaining, to a Green Party or green party.

name

A common English surname from Middle English. · A minor city in Clay County, Kansas. · An unincorporated community in Elliott County, Kentucky. · A city in Summit County, Ohio, formerly a township.

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English surname, a topographic name for someone who either lived near a village green, or was just fond of the colour. This name is also translated from other surnames, such as German Grün and Gruen, Dutch Groen, Irish Ó hUainí (from uaine, see Honan), etc. The Irish surname was also erroneously translated from Ó Fathaidh, Ó Fathaigh, from faithche (“lawn”).

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