The greenleaf Surname
greenleaf Name Meaning and History
- English: from Old English grene ‘green’ + leaf ‘leaf’, presumably applied as a nickname, the significance of which is now lost.
- Jewish (American): English translation of the Ashkenazic ornamental surname Grünblatt, a compound of German grün + Blatt ‘leaf’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Followup: Samuel Greenleaf (1768-1813): War of 1812 |
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| Greenleaf William Bryant Lee |
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| greenleaf update | kevin | 4 |
| Mary Hervey Greenleaf (1799-1885) |
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| Henry Briggs Greenleaf | Crystal | 2 |
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