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Greenlee

Greenlee proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Greenlee (plural Greenlees)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Greenlee

pluralGreenlees
alternative formGreenley

Origin of Greenlee

Habitational surname from several minor places in England, named from Old English grēne (“green”) + lēah (“clearing, glade”). Equivalent to green + -lee (“lea”); compare Green and Greene.

Words formed from Greenlee

Questions about Greenlee

What does Greenlee mean?
Greenlee means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Greenlee?
Greenlee is a proper noun.

Words near Greenlee in the dictionary

  1. greenlashes
  2. Greenlaw
  3. Greenlawn
  4. Greenlaws
  5. Greenleaf
  6. Greenlee
  7. Greenlee County
  8. Greenlees
  9. Greenleigh
  10. greenless
  11. greenlet

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