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Green
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green gréén Green.
English
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Alternative forms
en Greene Grene
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 en de Grün and en Gruen, en nl Groen, en ga Ó hUainí (from ga uaine, see en Honan), etc. The Irish surname was also erroneously translated from ga Ó Fathaidh, ga Ó Fathaigh, from ga faithche lawn.
Pronunciation
en /ɡɹiːn/
en En-Green.ogg
en iːn 1
en green
Proper noun
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en common English Middle English.
The Singular Mind of Terry Tao Gareth Cook 2015-07-24 https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/26/magazine/the-singular-mind-of-terry-tao.html When mathematicians face a question they cannot answer, they sometimes devise a less stringent question, in the hope that solving it will provide insights. This is the path that Tao took in 2004, in collaboration with Ben Green of Oxford. https://web.archive.org/web/20200318193655/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/26/magazine/the-singular-mind-of-terry-tao.html
en number of places c/USA:
en minor city co/Clay County s/Kansas.
en unincorporated community co/Elliott County s/Kentucky.
en city co/Summit County s/Ohio, formerly a township.
en CDP co/Douglas County s/Oregon.
en A number of <<townships>> in the <<c/USA>>, listed under Green Township.
en place cc/Wales: List of United Kingdom locations: Gree-Gz#Green
en hamlet wcomm/Denbigh co/Denbighshire OS grid ref SJ0568.
en northern suburb town/Pembroke co/Pembrokeshire OS grid ref SM9801.
en settlement wcomm/Churchstoke co/Powys OS grid ref SO2694.
en Oxon informal historical en w:Green College, Oxford.
Derived terms
en Green County Green Harbor Greens Norton Greenspond Green-Tao theorem Green Village Greenville Greeny Tom Green County
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
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en politics Of, or pertaining, to a Green Party or green party.
Noun
en politics A member of a Green Party or green party.
References
Anagrams
en eegnr Egner Geren genre neger regen
en Political parties
German
Etymology
de :bor en:green
de en green.
Pronunciation
de /ɡʁiːn/
de De-Green.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n,,s
de golf green, putting green
de Grün
Declension
n,,s
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