The grignon Surname
grignon Name Meaning and History
French: nickname equivalent to grignard ‘angry’,
‘contemptuous’, from Old French grignier ‘to grit the teeth or
curl the lips’, gestures of fierce contempt. The verb is of Germanic
origin and was originally probably an imitative formation suggestive
of grunting through clenched teeth.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 29 - Messages: 153
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Frank Peter Grignon of Necedah WI | Chryal and Robert | 41 |
| Robert Donald Grignon | Cheryl Lee Grignon Andersen | 2 |
| Angus Eugene Grignon |
 asmeek
| 2 |
| Links with the Grignons of Montego Bay, Jamaica | Nicola Grignon | 4 |
| Grignon decendants | Kathryn DeLorme Huck | 44 |
| Grignon-Greeno-Greno-Greenough in Vermont |
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| 5 |
| Jean Baptiste Dufresne & Marie Louise Grignon |
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| 0 |
| Grignon, Harriet mid 1800''s | grace | 12 |
| Alexander Greenough/Grignon | May Greenough Yates | 0 |
| Little Jerry Trueheart | Liz Hammer | 0 |
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