Grant.
An English surname transferred from the nickname and a Scottish clan name, from a nickname meaning "large".
Meaning & usage
An English surname transferred from the nickname and a Scottish clan name, from a nickname meaning "large".
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A town in Marshall County, Alabama.
A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Inyo County, California.
A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Park County, Colorado.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A small city in Montgomery County, Iowa.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A small city in Newaygo County, Michigan.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A city in Washington County, Minnesota.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A small city, the county seat of Perkins County, Nebraska.
A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Hardin County, Ohio.
A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Mason County, Washington.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A town in Dunn County, Wisconsin.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A town in Portage County, Wisconsin.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A town in Rusk County, Wisconsin.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A town in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A large number of townships in the United States, listed under Grant Township.
A placename A rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Grant No. 372.
A placename A former rural locality in Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia.
A placename A village in Tolmin, Slovenia.
A placename Ellipsis of Grant City.
A placename Ellipsis of Grant County.
A placename Ellipsis of Grant Parish.
A placename Ellipsis of Grant Town.
A placename Ellipsis of Grant Township.
Where this word comes from
From Scottish Gaelic Grannd, from Anglo-Norman graunt (“big, large”), from Old French grant, from Latin grandis. Doublet of grand. The dollar-bill sense is from the portrait of Ulysses S. Grant featured on it.
A United States fifty-dollar bill.
Where this word comes from
From Scottish Gaelic Grannd, from Anglo-Norman graunt (“big, large”), from Old French grant, from Latin grandis. Doublet of grand. The dollar-bill sense is from the portrait of Ulysses S. Grant featured on it.
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