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griffith
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
masc. proper name, from Welsh Gruffydd, probably from Latin Rufus, from rufus "red."
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Housing Units (2000): 6990
Land area (2000): 7.169677 sq. miles (18.569377 sq. km)
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Total area (2000): 7.169677 sq. miles (18.569377 sq. km)
FIPS code: 30042
Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location: 41.530835 N, 87.425812 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 46319
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Griffith
Wikipedia
Griffith may refer to:
Griffith is a surname of Welsh origin which derives from the given name Gruffudd. The prefix Griff (originally Gruff) may mean "strong grip" and the suffix, udd, means "chief"/"lord". The earliest recorded example of the surname was "Gryffyth" in 1295, but the given name is older. People with the surname or its variants include:
Griffith, and its Welsh form or , is a name of Welsh origin that may be used as a personal name or surname, with or without the s as in Griffiths. The name has many variations as a result of the natural evolution of the name in Welsh, as well as the translation of the name from Welsh into both Latin and English. The anglicized and Welsh forms are treated as different spellings of the same name in Wales. The name can also be associated with the Irish surname Griffin.
The given name Griffith may refer to:
- Griffith Bodwrda (1621–1677), Welsh politician and Member of Parliament
- Griffith Borgeson (1918–1997), American race car historian and editor-in-chief of Motor Trend magazine
- Griffith Brewer, pioneer English balloonist and aviator
- Griffith Buck (1915–1991), horticulturalist and professor of horticulture
- Griffith Davies (1788–1855), actuary
- Griffith Edwards, British psychiatrist and researcher
- Griffith Evans (politician) (1869-1943), Australian politician
- Griffith C. Evans (1887–1973), American mathematician
- Griffith Griffith (1883–1967), Welsh Presbyterian minister
- Griffith J. Griffith (1850–1919), Welsh-American industrialist and philanthropist
- Griffith Hughes (fl. 1707-1758), naturalist and author
- Griffith John (1831–1912), Welsh missionary to China and a pioneer evangelist
- Griffith Jones (disambiguation)
- Griffith Lloyd (died 1586), Principal of Jesus College, Oxford
- Griffith Powell (1561–1620), philosopher and Principal of Jesus College, Oxford
- Griffith Roberts (1845-1943), Anglican priest and author
- Griffith Rutherford (c. 1721-1805), American Revolutionary War officer and politician
- Griffith Thomas (1820-1879), American architect
- Griffith Williams (bishop) (1589?-1672), Anglican bishop of Ossory, Ireland
Usage examples of "griffith".
Jonathan Wild, Eugene Aram, Deacon Brodie, Thomas Griffiths Wainewright have all been made the heroes of books or plays of varying merit.
Sikes pretends to be dead with a knife in his neck when Denise distracts Griffith.
Griffiths, however, tells me that his suspicions set in another direction.
After Alan had gone, Griffith sat down in a chair to wait for a reasonable amount of time, his gaze wan- dering to the six stainless canisters in restless antici- pation.
Griffith and Charlie Chaplin to form United Artists, and there were similar groups forming too.
In fact, we've been talking about another baby now that Griffith is two.
She says he wouldn't just walk out: first of all because of Griffith and, secondly, because of the book he was working on.
Then Cherenkov glanced at him, and Griffith knew that even if his tan did conceal the blush, Cherenkov noticed it.
Even if Griffith stops us, he can't have Kolya Cherenkov taken off Starfarer.
By following the correct branch, Griffith could reach the proper longitude of the cyl inder.
Why should we bother to leave Beachwood Drive when Griffith Park can't be any pleasanter?
We simply got the wrong coloreds, not the ones who fired off those shotguns in Griffith Park.
More Gatherings of the Tribes followed during the spring and summer of 1967 in the Crystal Springs area of Griffith Park.
In age, height and weight the two master mariners were pretty evenly matched and if Captain Griffiths was a bit fitter Fleck knew more dirty tricks.
Without a word, he stepped into the airiock and sealed it, leaving Griffith behind as abruptly as he had left Floris and Infinity.