Green

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See also: green, gréén, and Green.

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Green (countable and uncountable, plural Greens)

  1. A common English surname from Middle English.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A minor city in Clay County, Kansas.
    2. An unincorporated community in Elliott County, Kentucky.
    3. A city in Summit County, Ohio, formerly a township.
    4. A census-designated place in Douglas County, Oregon.
    5. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Green Township.
  3. (Oxford University, informal, historical) Ellipsis of Green College, Oxford..

Derived terms

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Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Green is the 41st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 430,182 individuals. Green is most common among White (56.8%) and Black (37.0%) individuals.

Adjective

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Green (not comparable)

  1. (politics) Of, or pertaining, to a Green Party or green party.

Noun

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Green (plural Greens)

  1. (politics) A member of a Green Party or green party.

Anagrams

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English green.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Green n (strong, genitive Greens, plural Greens)

  1. (golf) green, putting green
    Synonym: Grün

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Further reading

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  • Green” in Duden online
  • Green” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache