"Griswold" meaning in All languages combined

See Griswold on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈɡrɪzwɔːld/, /-wəld/ Forms: Griswolds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Griswolds}} Griswold (plural Griswolds)
  1. An English habitational surname from Middle English from gris (“grey (from French, i.e., the language of the Royal Court after 1066”) + wold (“forest, e.g. “Yorkshire Wolds”).
    Sense id: en-Griswold-en-name-KYu3gCjq Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 12 12 12 12 9 17
  2. A placename
    A locale in the United States.
    A town in Connecticut; named for Roger Griswold, 22nd Governor of Connecticut.
    Categories (place): Places in Connecticut, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Connecticut, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Griswold-en-name-9gtnsqlq
  3. A placename
    A locale in the United States.
    A city in Iowa; named for railroad director J. N. A. Griswold.
    Categories (place): Cities in Iowa, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Iowa, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Griswold-en-name-3oP0jGkC
  4. A placename
    A locale in the United States.
    An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for local merchant James Griswold.
    Categories (place): Places in Missouri, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Missouri, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Griswold-en-name-P4mTFTNw
  5. A placename
    A locale in the United States.
    A ghost town in California.
    Categories (place): Ghost towns in California, USA, Places in California, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Griswold-en-name-bSWgE4QW
  6. A placename
    An unincorporated community in Manitoba, Canada.
    Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Manitoba
    Sense id: en-Griswold-en-name-UQkKFHep
  7. (US, law, sexuality, US politics, informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of Griswold v. Connecticut. A 1965 U.S. Supreme Court case that legalized contraception, allowing access to contraceptives for married couples; and reaffirmed the existence of a right to privacy under due process following the 14th Amendment. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, uncountable Alternative form of: Griswold v. Connecticut (extra: A 1965 U.S. Supreme Court case that legalized contraception, allowing access to contraceptives for married couples; and reaffirmed the existence of a right to privacy under due process following the 14th Amendment.) Categories (topical): Law, Sexuality, US politics
    Sense id: en-Griswold-en-name-hJEYCkmE Categories (other): American English Topics: government, law, lifestyle, politics, sexuality
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Griswood [surname], Griswald [surname]

Inflected forms

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      "tags": [
        "US",
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "ellipsis",
        "informal",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "law",
        "lifestyle",
        "politics",
        "sexuality"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡrɪzwɔːld/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-wəld/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "surname"
      ],
      "word": "Griswood"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "surname"
      ],
      "word": "Griswald"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "en:Griswold"
  ],
  "word": "Griswold"
}

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