Green

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See also: green, gréén, and Green.

English

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Etymology

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

Proper noun

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

Statistics

  • 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

Green (not comparable)

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

Noun

Green (plural Greens)

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

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English green.

Pronunciation

Noun

Green n (strong, genitive Greens, plural Greens)

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

Declension

Declension of Green
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Green die Greens
genitive eines des Greens der Greens
dative einem dem Green den Greens
accusative ein das Green die Greens

Further reading

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