Green
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Green is a common English surname of Anglo-Saxon origin, typically derived from a descriptive nickname related to the color green or someone who lived near a village green.
All labels observed (2)
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Saxon surname
ⓘ
English-language surname ⓘ family name ⓘ surname ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
grassland
ⓘ
rural settlement ⓘ village green ⓘ |
| commonIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalRegionOfOrigin | Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Middle English word "grene" ⓘ |
| etymologyNote | originally a nickname that became hereditary ⓘ |
| frequencyRankInUnitedStates | common surname ⓘ |
| genderAssociation | gender-neutral surname ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
surnames derived from locations
ⓘ
surnames derived from nicknames ⓘ |
| hasEtymologicalOrigin | Old English ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | England ⓘ |
| hasPluralForm | Greens ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Grean
ⓘ
Greene ⓘ Greene (Anglicized spelling) ⓘ Grene ⓘ |
| isDescriptive | true ⓘ |
| isToponymic | true ⓘ |
| nameClass | hereditary surname ⓘ |
| nameType | descriptive surname ⓘ |
| originalMeaning |
someone associated with the color green
ⓘ
someone who lived near a grassy place ⓘ someone who lived near a village green ⓘ someone who wore green clothing ⓘ someone who worked on the village green ⓘ |
| orthographicProperty | capitalized in English when used as a surname ⓘ |
| relatedTo | color green ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| spellingCharacteristic | homophonous with color word "green" ⓘ |
| usage | family name passed down through generations ⓘ |
Referenced by (41)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Grün
subject surface form:
William Mercer Green