Grenville

  • Boy
  • 9 letters
English An English surname based on a French place name, meaning big town. Used both as surname and given name.
French From the large town.
Variant of Granville

Grenville is a boy’s name of English and French origin. Meaning in English: An English surname based on a French place name, meaning big town. Used both as surname and given name. Meaning in French: From the large town. Grenville is a variant of Granville. The name has 9 letters.

Related names

English Greek

Diminutive of Gregory, meaning 'on the watch'. Often used as an independent name. Watchful.

Dutch English German Greek Scottish

Vigilant. A variant of Gregory, meaning 'on the watch.'. On the watch. Watchful or vigilant. A variant of Gregory, meaning 'on the watch', which gave rise to the name McGregor.

English Greek Literary

On the watch. As the first of 16 Gregory popes Pope Gregory fostered the development of Gregorian chants. See also Greg. Gregorio: (ltalian/Spanish/Portuguese) On the watch.'. Watchful. A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet, where it belongs to servant to Capulet.

Grey

Unisex

English Literary

Gray-haired. A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry V, where it belongs to sir Thomas Grey, conspirator against the King. 'King Richard III' Lord Grey, son of Edward's Queen.

English

Gray-haired: son of the Gray family; son of Gregory.

English

A diminutive of Grace, meaning love.