Surnames Categorized "green"

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FLOROS Greek
From Greek φλώρος (floros) meaning "greenfinch", derived from classical Greek χλωρός (chloros) meaning "green".

GREEN English
Descriptive name for someone who often wore the colour green or someone who lived near the village green.

GREENE English
Variant of GREEN.

GREENSPAN Jewish
Anglicized form of German Grünspan meaning "verdigris". Verdigris is the green-blue substance that forms on copper.

GRÜNBERG German, Jewish
From German grün "green" and Berg "mountain". This name indicated a person who lived on or near a forest-covered mountain.

GRÜNEWALD German
Means "green forest" from German grün "green" and Wald "forest".

IRVING Scottish, English
Originally derived from a Scottish place name (in North Ayrshire) meaning "green water".

KOHL German
Derived from Middle High German kol "cabbage".

LAGORIO Italian
From a nickname derived from Ligurian lagö, referring to a type of lizard, the European green lizard. This little reptile is respected because it supposedly protects against vipers.

LINDEN German
Derived from Old High German linta meaning "linden tree".

LYNDON English
Originally from a place name meaning "linden tree hill" in Old English.

VILLAVERDE Spanish
Originally denoted a person from one of the various Spanish towns by this name, derived from villa "farm, settlement" and verde "green".

ZIELIŃSKI Polish
From Polish zieleń meaning "green". It was possibly a nickname for a person who dressed in green clothing.