The grein Surname
grein Name Meaning and History
- nickname for an argumentative person, from Middle High German grin ‘loud cry’, ‘loud’.
- habitational name from places so named in Bavaria and Austria.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 5 - Messages: 23
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Franklin Robert Grein ( 2 marriages.)+WW1. | Debi | 2 |
| Kasper Grein born around 1843 in Kirtof Germany>Ontario Canada |
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| louis john grein born about 1887 |
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| Ancestors | Zelia Maria | 5 |
| Grein,Frank | Debi | 7 |
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