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Griswold

/ˈɡrɪzwɔːld/

Griswold proper noun: an English habitational surname from Middle English from gris (“grey (from French, i.e., the language of the Royal Court after 1066”) + wold (“forest, e.g. “Yorkshire Wolds”). Also the ellipsis of Griswold v. Connecticut.

Proper noun

Griswold (countable and uncountable, plural Griswolds)

  1. An English habitational surname from Middle English from gris (“grey (from French, i.e., the language of the Royal Court after 1066”) + wold (“forest, e.g. “Yorkshire Wolds”).
  2. A town in New London County, Connecticut; named for Roger Griswold, 22nd Governor of Connecticut.
  3. A city in Iowa; named for railroad director J. N. A. Griswold.
  4. An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for local merchant James Griswold.
  5. A ghost town in California.
  6. An unincorporated community in Manitoba, Canada.

Also used as

Griswold is also the ellipsis of Griswold v. Connecticut.

Forms of Griswold

pluralGriswolds
alternative formGriswood
alternative formGriswald

Words formed from Griswold

Questions about Griswold

What does Griswold mean?
Griswold means an English habitational surname from Middle English from gris (“grey (from French, i.e., the language of the Royal Court after 1066”) + wold (“forest, e.g. “Yorkshire Wolds”).
What part of speech is Griswold?
Griswold is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Griswold?
Griswold is pronounced /ˈɡrɪzwɔːld/.

Words near Griswold in the dictionary

  1. Griston
  2. grists
  3. Gristwood
  4. gristy
  5. Griswald
  6. Griswold
  7. Griswolds
  8. Griswoldville
  9. Griswood
  10. grisy
  11. grit

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