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griffith
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
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, ...
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Population (2000): 17334 Housing Units (2000): 6990 Land area (2000): 7.169677 sq. miles (18.569377 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 7.169677 sq. miles (18.569377 sq. km) FIPS code: 30042 Located within: ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
masc. proper name, from Welsh Gruffydd, probably from Latin Rufus, from rufus "red."
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.