Griswold.
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”).
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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”).
A placename A locale in the United States. A town in New London County, Connecticut; named for Roger Griswold, 22nd Governor of Connecticut.
A placename A locale in the United States. A city in Iowa; named for railroad director J. N. A. Griswold.
A placename A locale in the United States. An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for local merchant James Griswold.
A placename A locale in the United States. A ghost town in California.
A placename An unincorporated community in Manitoba, Canada.
Ellipsis of Griswold v. Connecticut, a 1965 U.S. Supreme Court case that legalized contraception, allowing access to contraceptives for married couples; and reaffirmed the existence of a right to privacy under due process following the 14th Amendment.
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