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Green name meaning

First Name
2k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
430k
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys

Meaning and Origin

What does the name Green mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Green

User Submitted Origins

English
75%
Greek
8%
Anglo-Saxon
8%
Hebrew
8%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A user from Alaska, U.S. says the name Green is of English origin and means "A color thats in every living tree".
  2. A submission from California, U.S. says the name Green means "Life, living, alive".
  3. A submission from Georgia, U.S. says the name Green means "A common color found in nature that can be formed by the mixing of the primary colors blue and yellow" and is of English origin.
  4. A submission from New Jersey, U.S. says the name Green means "The color, green" and is of English origin.
  5. A user from the United Kingdom says the name Green is of English origin and means "The colour of life".
  6. A submission from Australia says the name Green means "Grass of wisdom" and is of English origin.
  7. According to a user from Iowa, U.S., the name Green is of Greek origin and means "Ripe;mature".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
adjective Green
Senses
  1. Having the color of grass when fresh and growing; resembling that color of the solar spectrum which is between the yellow and the blue; verdant; emerald.
  2. Having a sickly color; wan."To look so green and pale." [Shak.]
  3. Full of life and vigor; fresh and vigorous; new; recent; as, a green manhood; a green wound. "As valid against such an old and beneficent government as against . . . the greenest usurpation." [Burke.]
  4. Not ripe; immature; not fully grown or ripened; as, green fruit, corn, vegetables, etc.
  5. Not roasted; half raw.(R)"We say the meat is green when half roasted." [L. Watts. ]
  6. Immature in age, judgment, or experience; inexperienced; young; raw; not trained; awkward; as, green in years or judgment."I might be angry with the officious zeal which supposes that its green conceptions can instruct my gray hairs." [Sir W. Scott. ]
  7. Not seasoned; not dry; containing its natural juices; as, green wood, timber, etc.
  8. [Politics] Concerned especially with protection of the enviroment; -- of political parties and political philosophies; as, the European green parties.

Etymology: OE. grene, AS. grēne; akin to D. groen, OS. grōni, OHG. gruoni, G. grün, Dan. & Sw. grön, Icel. grænn; fr. the root of E. grow. See Grow.

noun Green
Senses
  1. The color of growing plants; the color of the solar spectrum intermediate between the yellow and the blue.
  2. A grassy plain or plat; a piece of ground covered with verdant herbage; as, the village green ."O'er the smooth enameled green." [Milton.]
  3. Fresh leaves or branches of trees or other plants; wreaths; -- usually in the plural."In that soft season when descending showers Call forth the greens, and wake the rising flowers." [Pope.]
  4. pl.Leaves and stems of young plants, as spinach, beets, etc., which in their green state are boiled for food.
  5. Any substance or pigment of a green color.
verb Green
To make green.
verb Green
To become or grow green.
Other Dictionary Sources
  1. Street names for ketamine
  2. Green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
  3. Any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
  4. An area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course ("the ball rolled across the green and into the bunker")
  5. A piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
  6. A river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River
  7. An environmentalist who belongs to the Green Party
  8. United States labor leader who was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1924 to 1952 and who led the struggle with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (1873-1952)
  9. Turn or become green ("The trees are greening")
  10. Of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass ("a green tree", "green fields", and "green paint")
  11. Not fully developed or mature; not ripe ("fried green tomatoes" and "green wood")
  12. Naive and easily deceived or tricked
  13. Looking pale and unhealthy ("you're looking green" and "green around the gills")
  14. Concerned with or supporting or in conformity with the political principles of the Green Party
Wiktionary

A topographic name for someone who either lived near a village green, or was just fond of the colour.

  1. A common English surname​.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Green

Notable Persons With the Last Name Green

Eva Green

Eva Green is an actress and model. Her ongoing career started in 2001. Eva was given the name Eva Gaëlle Green by her parent Marlène Jobert on July 6th, 1980 in Paris.

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John Green

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Seth Green

Seth Green is an actor, writer, producer, comedian, and director. He was most active from 1984 to present. Seth was given the name Seth Benjamin Gesshel-Green on February 8th, 1974 in Overbrook Park, Philadelphia.

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Draymond Green

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Brian Austin Green

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CeeLo Green

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  • Hank Green
    Youtube Vlogger
  • Sir Philip Green
    Businessman
  • Peter Green
    Musician
  • Doris Roberts
    Actress
  • Tom Green
    Actor
  • Al Green
    Pastor
  • Lester "Beetlejuice" Green
    Comedian
  • Julian Green
    Soccer Player
  • Bonobo
    Musician
  • Lorne Greene
    Actor/singer
  • Rachel Green
    Waitress at Central Perk
  • Laci Green
  • City and Colour
    Musician
  • Robson Green
    Actor

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Green U.S.
  White 56.84% 64.26%
  African American 36.97% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.44% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.64% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 2.47% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 2.64% 16.26%

Of Last Name Green

People with the last name Green are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Green

  • What name lists does Green rank for?
  • How Popular is the name Green? Green is the 6,933rd most popular name of all time. As a last name Green was the 41st most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Green have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,033 babies born with the first name Green in the United States. That's more than enough people named Green to occupy the territory of Christmas Island (Australia) with an estimated population of 1,462 (as of June 30, 2010).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Green? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 39 new born babies.
  • When was Green first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Green is Tuesday, January 14th, 1868.
  • What year had the most people named Green born? The highest recorded use of the first name Green was in 1927 with a total of 48 babies.
  • Random Green Factoid: According to the 1924 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Green is not a popular baby boy's name in Texas. Imagine that, only 6 babies in Texas have the same name in 1924.
  • Weird things about the name Green: The name spelled backwards is Neerg. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Rnege. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Green? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 430,182 people with the last name Green.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Green? Green was ranked as the 41st most popular last name but is still less than 0.1% of the population!
  • Green name meaning

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