Given name & surname

Greenlaw

“green”

Greenlaw is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Greenlaw goes back to Old English grēne, meaning “green.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Greenlaw comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English grēne (“green”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

If you love Greenlaw, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old English

Greenham

“green”

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Old English

Greenhalgh

“green”

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Old English

Grendel

Grendel is a masculine given name from Old English.

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Old English

Gresley

“gravel”

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French

Greek

Greek is a surname.

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Old English

Grindley

“green”

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Old English

Greaves

“brushwood, thicket”

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Old English

Grabham

“grub, insect, larva”

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Sibling ideas

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