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Green is common surname derived from several languages.
Etymology
- English: one of the most common and widespread of English surnames, either a nickname for someone who was fond of dressing in this color (Old English grēne) or who had played the part of the "Green Man" in the May Day celebrations, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a village green, Middle English grene (a transferred use of the color term). In North America this name has no doubt assimilated cognates from other European languages, notably German Grün (see Gruen).
- Jewish (American): Americanized form of German Grün or Yiddish Grin, Ashkenazic ornamental names meaning ‘green’ or a short form of any of the numerous compounds with this element.
- Irish: translation of various Gaelic surnames derived from glas "gray", "green", "blue". See also Fahey.
- North German: short form of a habitational name from a place name with Gren- as the first element (for example Greune, Greubole).
People named Green
- Adolph Green, American lyricist and playwright
- Al Green, American singer
- Al Green, American politician
- Alan Green, Irish sports commentator
- Alexander Green, an incorrect spelling of the name of Russian writer Alexander Grin
- Alexander Henry Green, English geologist
- Ahman Green, American football player
- Andrew Green
- Anna Katherine Green
- Cecil H. Green, English-American geophysicist and businessman
- Charles Green, British astronomer
- Charles Green, British balloonist
- Charles Green, colonial governor of Grenada
- Charles Green, American financier
- Charlie Green, American musician
- Dallas Green, Canadian vocalist/guitarist/pianist for the band Alexisonfire and City And Colour
- Danny Green, (the Green Machine) - Australia Boxer
- Duff Green, American politician and journalist
- Eva Green, a French/Swedish actress
- George Green, British mathematician (see also Green's function)
- Guy Green, Tasmanian politician
- Guy Green, British director, screenwriter, and cinematographer
- Henrietta Howland "Hetty" Green, American businesswoman
- Henry Green, British writer
- John Richard Green, English historian
- Julien Green (also Julian Green, French writer)
- Keith Green, American musician
- Kerri Green, American actress
- Malice Green, American police-brutality victim
- Mark Green, American politician
- Mark J. Green, American writer and politician
- Marshall Green
- Mary Anne Everette Green
- Michael Green, English physicist
- Michael Green, British theologian and writer
- Michael Green, British humorist and writer
- Michael Green, German field-hockey player
- Michael Green, political scientist
- Mike Green, American football player
- Nathaniel E. Green
- Paul Green, American playwright
- Pat Green, country musician
- Peter Green, English musician
- Peter Green (historian), historian and writer
- Philip Green, British businessman
- Philip Green, US author and political academic
- Roedy Green, computer programmer
- Shawn Green, American baseball player
- Richard (J.) Green, American chemist
- Seth Green, American actor
- Seth Green, American pioneer fish farmer.
- Thomas Hill Green, English philosopher
- Tom Green, Canadian entertainer
- Valentine Green, British engraver
- Vivian Green, American musician
- William Ellis Green, Australian cartoonist
- William Green, American football player
- William (J.) Green, American politician
- Åke Green, Swedish pastor
Fictional characters named Green
- Green — a character in the videogame Gunstar Heroes.
- In Pokémon Adventures, Green is a main character.
See also
- Greene
- For Green Gartside, see under Scritti Politti