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Greenup

Greenup proper noun: a habitational surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Greenup (countable and uncountable, plural Greenups)

  1. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
  2. A village in Cumberland County, Illinois, United States.
  3. A small city, the county seat of Greenup County, Kentucky, United States.

Forms of Greenup

pluralGreenups
alternative formGreenop

Origin of Greenup

Habitational surname from a minor place in Cumberland, from Old English grēne (“green”) + hop (“small enclosure”).

Words formed from Greenup

Questions about Greenup

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

Words near Greenup in the dictionary

  1. greenth
  2. greenthorn
  3. Greentree
  4. greenuk
  5. greenuks
  6. Greenup
  7. Greenup County
  8. Greenups
  9. Greenvale
  10. Greenview
  11. Greenville

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