Griffin

Meaning

Noun

●

A

having the body of a

and the

and

of an eagle.

●

A large

(Gyps fulvus) found in the

of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor,

to be the "eagle" of the Bible.

●

An English

of apple.

●

In Indian English:

A person who has just

from Europe.

●

A

in British India:

English,

Indian.

●

A

, especially a

of a

woman.

Name

●

An Irish

, an

of Ó Gríobhtha or Ó Grifín

●

A

from Welsh [

as a patronymic].

●

A

from Welsh

from Griffinus, a

form of Gruffudd.

●

A

from Cornish

from Gryffyn, of

to the Welsh

.

●

A

given name.

●

A

, the

of Spalding County, Georgia, United States,

for

Col. Lewis Lawrence Griffin.

●

A

of Brisbane, Queensland;

for a family of early settlers.

●

A

in Indiana;

for

Samuel Griffin.

●

A

in Saskatchewan.

●

An

in Missouri.

●

A

in Illinois.

Sourced from

Origin

griffin

English

griffon

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

gryphus

Latin

γρύψ

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

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