Grande

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Romance (either Spanish Grande or Italian Grande).

Proper noun

Grande (countable and uncountable, plural Grandes)

  1. A municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
  2. A surname from the Romance languages.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Grande is the 4487th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7904 individuals. Grande is most common among White (58.91%) and Hispanic/Latino (35.78%) individuals.

Further reading

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish grande.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Grande m (weak, genitive Granden, plural Granden)

  1. (often journalism, politics) grandee, an influential person, especially a high-ranking member of a party, club, or company group
    • 2017 November 30, Peter Fahrenholz, “Stammbaum der Streithanseln”, in Süddeutsche Zeitung‎:
      Verglichen mit späteren Streitereien verlief die Aufteilung des Erbes nach dem Tod von Strauß noch am friedlichsten, wenngleich auch nicht ohne Opfer. Damals einigten sich die Granden relativ rasch auf eine Ämterteilung an der Spitze: CSU-Chef wurde Theo Waigel, Ministerpräsident Max Streibl.
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  2. grandee (member of the Spanish high nobility)

Usage notes

  • Often used in compounds or genitive construction:
SPD-Granden ― high-ranking SPD members
Granden des FC Bayern ― high-ranking executives of Bayern Munich

Declension

Declension of Grande
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Grande die Granden
genitive eines des Granden der Granden
dative einem dem Granden den Granden
accusative einen den Granden die Granden

Further reading

Italian

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Etymology

From grande (“big”), a nickname for a tall or large person.

Proper noun

Grande m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Descendants

  • English: Grande

Spanish

Etymology

From grande (“big”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɾande/
  • Rhymes: -ande
  • Syllabification: Gran‧de

Proper noun

Grande m or f by sense

  1. a surname
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