English: habitational name from any of the various minor places
in England named Greenhill, usually from Old English grene
‘green’ + hyll ‘hill’. However, Greenhill in Worcestershire is
probably named from Old English grima ‘specter’, ‘goblin’ +
hyll ‘hill’.
English translation of Ashkenazic
Jewish Grünberg.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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