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Look up gran in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gran may refer to: Grandmother, affectionately known as "gran" Gran (name) Gran, the historical German
Gran
British children's animated television series
JoJo & Gran Gran is a British children's animated television series based on the semi-autobiographical picture book Jo-Jo and Gran-Gran, All in a Week
JoJo_&_Gran_Gran
2008 film by Clint Eastwood
Gran Torino is a 2008 drama film produced and directed by Clint Eastwood, who also stars in the lead role. The film features a significant Hmong American
Gran_Torino
Series of racing video games
Gran Turismo (GT) is a series of sim racing video games developed by Polyphony Digital. Released for PlayStation systems, Gran Turismo games are intended
Gran_Turismo_(series)
2023 film by Neill Blomkamp
Gran Turismo is a 2023 American biographical sports drama film based on the sim racing video game series developed by Polyphony Digital. Produced by Columbia
Gran_Turismo_(film)
2022 sim racing video game
overall in the Gran Turismo series, following Gran Turismo Sport (2017). The game was released for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. Gran Turismo 7 features
Gran_Turismo_7
Spanish archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean
islands, listed from largest to smallest by area, are Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera, and El Hierro. The only other inhabited
Canary_Islands
Topics referred to by the same term
endurance racing (motorsport) Gran Turismo, or GT racing, circuit competition for Gran Turismo sports cars Maserati GranTurismo, a two-door 2+2 coupé produced
Gran_Turismo
Spanish island in the North Atlantic
Gran Canaria (UK: /ˌɡræn kəˈnɛəriə, -ˈnɑːr-/, US: /ˌɡrɑːn kəˈnɑːriə, -ˈnɛər-/; Spanish: [ɡɾaŋ kaˈnaɾja] ), also Grand Canary Island, is the third-largest
Gran_Canaria
Republic in South and Central America from 1819 to 1831
Gran Colombia (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɡɾaŋ koˈlombja] , "Great Colombia"), also known as Greater Colombia and officially the Republic of Colombia (Spanish:
Gran_Colombia
Topics referred to by the same term
series) Gran Hermano (Argentine TV series) Gran Hermano (Chilean TV series) Gran Hermano (Colombian TV series) Gran Hermano (Ecuadorian TV series) Gran Hermano
Gran_Hermano
Network equipment of GSM and EDGE standards
with UTRANs in the case of a UMTS/GSM network. A GERAN without EDGE is a GRAN, but is otherwise identical in concept. A GERAN without GSM is an ERAN. UTRAN :
GERAN
Thoroughfare in Madrid, Spain
The Gran Vía (Spanish: [ˈɡɾam ˈbi.a], Great Way) is a street in central Madrid, Spain. It leads from Calle de Alcalá, close to Plaza de Cibeles, to Plaza
Gran_Vía,_Madrid
High-performance luxury car
models. GTB: Gran turismo berlinetta GTC: Various uses including gran turismo compressore for supercharged engines, gran turismo cabriolet, gran turismo compact
Grand_tourer
Topics referred to by the same term
Gran Gran may refer to: Gran Gran, the grandmother of JoJo in JoJo & Gran Gran Kanna, a character in the television series Avatar: The Last Airbender,
Gran_Gran
Norwegian politician
Knagenhjelm Gran (1822–1899) and Jens Gran, Jr. (1828–1894), and a grandfather of Gerhard Gran, Haaken Hasberg Gran and Tryggve Gran. "Jens Gran" (in Norwegian)
Jens_Gran
Municipality in Canary Islands, Spain
/ˌlɑːs ˈpɑːlməs, -mɑːs/; Spanish: [las ˈpalmas]), officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of the
Las_Palmas
Sixth generation of BMW 5 Series
(wagon, marketed as Touring) and BMW F07 (fastback/hatchback, marketed as Gran Turismo) executive cars, and was produced by BMW from January 2010 (for the
BMW_5_Series_(F10)
Topics referred to by the same term
Gran Hotel may refer to: Gran Hotel Bali, a 4-star hotel located in Benidorm, Spain NH Gran Hotel Provincial, a five star establishment in Mar del Plata
Gran_Hotel
Topics referred to by the same term
Gran Via may refer to: Gran Vía, Madrid, street in Madrid Gran Vía (Madrid Metro), metro station in Madrid Gran Vía de Montero Ríos, street in Pontevedra
Gran_Via
Sixth generation of BMW 3 Series
version, marketed as 'Touring') and BMW F34 (fastback version, marketed as 'Gran Turismo') compact executive cars. The F30/F31/F34 generation was produced
BMW_3_Series_(F30)
Bicycle race
Gran Fondo is a type of long-distance road cycling ride originating in Italy in 1970, and roughly translates into English as "Big Ride". Italian Gran
Gran_Fondo
2013 video game
Gran Turismo 6 is a 2013 racing simulation video game developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3
Gran_Turismo_6
Region of south-central Southern America
The Gran Chaco (also called Chaco or Chaco Plain), is a vast semiarid lowland region in central South America, spanning over one million square kilometers
Gran_Chaco
Spanish basketball team
Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria – Claret, S.A.D., known as Dreamland Gran Canaria due to sponsorship, is a professional basketball club based in Las Palmas
CB_Gran_Canaria
1999 sim racing video game
sequel to Gran Turismo, the second installment of the Gran Turismo series, and the first video game to be developed by Polyphony Digital. Gran Turismo 2
Gran_Turismo_2
1998 studio album by the Cardigans
Gran Turismo is the fourth studio album by Swedish rock band the Cardigans, released internationally on 19 October 1998 and in November 1998 in the United
Gran_Turismo_(album)
British children's television series (1985–1987)
Super Gran is a Scottish fictional series about a grandmother with superpowers. Initially a series of books written by Forrest Wilson, a children's television
Super_Gran
Motor vehicle
The Plymouth Gran Fury is a full-sized automobile that was manufactured by Plymouth from 1975 to 1989 model years. The nameplate would be used on successive
Plymouth_Gran_Fury
Steep-sided canyon in Arizona, US
Haʼaztʼiʼ Tsékooh, Southern Paiute language: Paxa'uipi, Spanish: Gran Cañón or Gran Cañón del Colorado Karlstrom, Karl E.; Lee, John P.; Kelley, Shari
Grand_Canyon
Motor vehicle
The G32 BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo is the second generation of the BMW Gran Turismo range of 5-door liftback executive cars launched in 2017, based upon
BMW_6_Series_(G32)
Ford mid-size car produced 1968–1976
"Gran Torino". The Torino Brougham was reduced to an option package for the Gran Torino, and Torino GT became "Gran Torino Sport." The Torino and Gran
Ford_Torino
Name list
Gran is a name. Notable people with the name include the following: Given name or nickname Gran Akuma (born 1974), American wrestler Gran Cochisse (born
Gran_(name)
2017 sim racing video game
Gran Turismo Sport is a 2017 sim racing video game developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4
Gran_Turismo_Sport
Mexican professional wrestler (1959–2017)
González (April 16, 1959 – May 7, 2017), better known under the ring names Gran Apache and El Apache, was a Mexican professional wrestler and trainer. Balbuena
Gran_Apache
2004 sim racing video game
Gran Turismo 4 is a 2004 sim racing video game developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It is
Gran_Turismo_4
Series of grand tourer cars
The Maserati GranTurismo and GranCabrio are a series of grand tourers produced by the Italian manufacturer Maserati, succeeding the Maserati Coupé and
Maserati_GranTurismo
2010 sim racing video game
Gran Turismo 5 (グランツーリスモ 5, Guran Tsūrisumo Faibu; commonly abbreviated as GT5) is a 2010 sim racing video game developed by Polyphony Digital and published
Gran_Turismo_5
Football stadium in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain
Estadio de Gran Canaria is a football stadium in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. It is currently used for football matches and is home to UD Las Palmas
Gran_Canaria_Stadium
Mexican luxury tequila
Gran Centenario is a Mexican luxury tequila created in 1857 by Lázaro Gallardo. Gallardo was also the distiller, who was founder of the Selección Suave
Gran_Centenario
Series of concept cars developed for video games
Debuting in Gran Turismo 6, Vision GT cars later made an appearance in each subsequent Gran Turismo installment (Gran Turismo Sport and Gran Turismo 7)
Vision_Gran_Turismo
Japanese-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Gran Alegria (Japanese: グランアレグリア, foaled 24 January 2016) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. After winning a minor race on her debut in 2018 she won
Gran_Alegria
Subcompact executive car produced by BMW
The BMW 2 Series Gran Coupé is a subcompact executive sedan produced by BMW since 2020. For most markets, the 2 Series Gran Coupé is the smallest four-door
BMW_2_Series_Gran_Coupé
Region in southeastern Venezuela
The Gran Sabana (Spanish pronunciation: [la ɣɾan saˈβana], English: The Great Savanna) is a region in southeastern Venezuela which is part of the Guianan
Gran_Sabana
Senior order of merit
di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana Italian Presidency website, GASPAROVIC Ivan Decorato di Gran Cordone
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Order_of_Merit_of_the_Italian_Republic
Merger of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama
of Gran Colombia refers to the hypothetical future reunification of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama under a single government. Although Gran Colombia
Reunification of Gran Colombia
Reunification_of_Gran_Colombia
Mountain located in central Italy
Gran Sasso d'Italia (Italian: [ɡran ˈsasso diˈtaːlja]; lit. 'Great Rock of Italy') is a massif in the Apennine Mountains of Italy. Its highest peak, Corno
Gran_Sasso_d'Italia
2001 sim racing video game
Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec is a 2001 sim racing video game developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation
Gran_Turismo_3:_A-Spec
Motor vehicle
The Genesis X Gran Berlinetta Vision Gran Turismo is a concept car developed by Genesis Motor. It was built under the Vision Gran Turismo project, and
Genesis X Gran Berlinetta Vision Gran Turismo
Genesis_X_Gran_Berlinetta_Vision_Gran_Turismo
German raid to free Benito Mussolini from prison
The Gran Sasso raid on 12 September 1943 freed Benito Mussolini from imprisonment in a hotel on the Gran Sasso d'Italia massif. The World War II operation
Gran_Sasso_raid
Index of articles associated with the same name
abbreviation short for BMW's Gran Turismo model ranges, may refer to: BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo BMW 3 Series
BMW_GT
Topics referred to by the same term
Gran Abuelo is Spanish for great grandfather. Gran Abuelo may also refer to: Alerce Milenario, a very old tree in Chile, also known as "Gran Abuelo" in
Gran_Abuelo
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up gran or sasso in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gran Sasso is Gran Sasso d'Italia, the highest mountain in central Italy. Gran Sasso may also
Gran_Sasso_(disambiguation)
Mexican professional wrestler (1953–2026)
a Mexican professional wrestler. Cruz is best known under the ring name Gran Markus Jr. and for his work in the Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha
Gran_Markus_Jr.
Gran is an island in Nordanstig Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden. Gran has an area of about 0.63 km2. It is about 10 km from the mainland. There
Gran_(island)
Breakup of Gran Colombia
The dissolution of Gran Colombia and the disintegration of its political structures and central government created three independent countries: the State
Dissolution_of_Gran_Colombia
Motor vehicle
convertible version), BMW F13 (two-door coupé version) BMW F06 (four-door "Gran Coupé" version) executive-sized grand tourers. The F12/F13/F06 generation
BMW_6_Series_(F12)
High-performance car brand
The Gran Sport name has been used on several high-performance cars built by General Motors for its Buick brand since 1965. In the GM brands hierarchy,
Buick_Gran_Sport
Norwegian aviator, polar explorer and author
Jens Tryggve Herman Gran MC (20 January 1888 – 8 January 1980) was a Norwegian aviator, polar explorer and author. He was the skiing expert on the 1910–13
Tryggve_Gran
Spanish airport
Gran Canaria Airport (IATA: LPA, ICAO: GCLP) (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria) is a passenger and freight airport on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain
Gran_Canaria_Airport
Single-seater concept car
The Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo is a single-seater concept car developed by Bugatti and was manufactured in Molsheim, Alsace, France. The car was unveiled
Bugatti_Vision_Gran_Turismo
2009 sim racing video game
Gran Turismo is a 2009 sim racing video game by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation Portable. The game was
Gran Turismo (2009 video game)
Gran_Turismo_(2009_video_game)
U.S. AIDS activist artist collective
Emerging from ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) in 1988, Gran Fury was an AIDS activist artist collective from New York City consisting of 11 members
Gran_Fury
Season of television series
season of the Argentine version of the television reality show Gran Hermano, subtitled as Gran Hermano: Golden Generation (Generación Dorada in Spanish),
Gran Hermano (Argentine TV series) season 13
Gran_Hermano_(Argentine_TV_series)_season_13
Electric concept sports car
Jaguar Vision Gran Turismo is a concept car designed, developed, and built by British manufacturer Jaguar. Built as part of the Vision Gran Turismo programme
Jaguar_Vision_Gran_Turismo
One of the official symbols of Gran Colombia
The flag of Gran Colombia was based on Francisco de Miranda's Venezuelan tricolour which served as the national flag of the First Republic of Venezuela
Flag_of_Gran_Colombia
Japanese professional wrestler (1950–2025)
Hiroaki Hamada (浜田 広秋, Hamada Hiroaki), better known by his ring name Gran Hamada (グラン浜田, Guran Hamada; November 27, 1950 – February 15, 2025), was a Japanese
Gran_Hamada
2002 sim racing video game
Gran Turismo Concept is a 2002 sim racing video game developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2
Gran_Turismo_Concept
Optical telescope on La Palma, Spain
The Gran Telescopio Canarias (GranTeCan or GTC) is a 10.4 m (410 in) reflecting telescope located at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on the island
Gran_Telescopio_Canarias
English screenwriter (born 1949)
Maurice Bernard Gran (born 26 October 1949) is an English writer and one half of the scriptwriting duo Marks and Gran. He co-wrote the sitcoms The New
Maurice_Gran
Topics referred to by the same term
Graner may refer to: Charles Graner (born 1968), U.S. Army reservist involved in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal. Jim Graner (1919–1976), Cleveland
Graner
Salsa song by Omar Alfanno and sung by Willie Colón
"El gran varón", (English: The Great Man) also known as «Simón, el gran varón», or Simón is a salsa song written in 1986 by Omar Alfanno and sung by Willie
El_gran_varón
Compact executive car manufactured by BMW
been produced in the coupé, convertible and 5-door liftback (marketed as "Gran Coupé") body styles. The 4 series body style is very similar to that of the
BMW_4_Series
Dominican basketball player (born 2003)
the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He has previously played for CB Gran Canaria. Born in Santo Domingo, Montero grew up playing basketball and baseball
Jean_Montero
Event organised by the Italian Footballers' Association
The Gran Galà del Calcio AIC is an event organised by the Italian Footballers' Association (AIC) in order to reward players, managers and referees who
Gran_Galà_del_Calcio
Municipality in Tyrol, Austria
Grän is a municipality in the district of Reutte in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Though small (population around ~600) it is a popular spot for nature
Grän
District of Barcelona, Spain
Gran Via (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈɡɾam ˈbi.ə]) is the second major business district of Barcelona, after Diagonal Mar. It forms part of the Fira de Barcelona
Gran_Via_(Barcelona)
Graphing technique in analytical chemistry developed by Gunnar Gran
A Gran plot (also known as Gran titration or the Gran method) is a common means of standardizing a titrate or titrant by estimating the equivalence volume
Gran_plot
Urban agglomeration in Argentina
Greater Buenos Aires (Spanish: Gran Buenos Aires, GBA), also known as the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (Spanish: Área Metropolitana de Buenos Aires,
Greater_Buenos_Aires
Skyscraper in Santiago, Chile
Gran Torre Costanera, previously known as Costanera Center Torre 2, also known as El Costanera (the Costanera) by locals, and previously known as Torre
Gran_Torre_Costanera
Cycling competition
The UCI Gran Fondo World Championships are the culmination of a series of mass participation cycling events in the Gran Fondo/cyclosportive tradition
UCI Gran Fondo World Championships
UCI_Gran_Fondo_World_Championships
Haitian gang
Gran Grif is the largest and most powerful criminal organization in the Artibonite department of Haiti. Based in Savien, in the commune of Petite-Rivière-de-l'Artibonite
Gran_Grif
The coat of arms of Gran Colombia was adopted in 1821. However, there was no single shield model: the first of them was based on the one that was the shield
Coat_of_arms_of_Gran_Colombia
Surname list
Granić is a surname. It may refer to: Goran Granić (born 1950), Croatian centre-left politician who was the deputy prime minister from 2000 to 2002 Goran
Granić
1983 British TV series or programme
Gran is a British short-lived stop motion animation television series narrated by Patricia Hayes and directed by Ivor Wood. The show features a grandmother
Gran_(TV_series)
2006 sim racing video game demo
Gran Turismo HD Concept is a sim racing video game demo developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation
Gran_Turismo_HD_Concept
Massif in the Italian Alps
The Gran Paradiso Massif (Italian: Massiccio del Gran Paradiso; French: Massif du Grand-Paradis) is a massif in the Italian Alps, in the regions of Aosta
Gran_Paradiso_Massif
Spanish TV series
Gran Hotel (English: Grand Hotel) is a Spanish drama television series created by Ramón Campos and Gema R. Neira which stars Yon González and Amaia Salamanca
Gran_Hotel_(TV_series)
Gran DT is a competition organized by the Clarín (Argentine newspaper), in which the reader puts together a team of 15 players (11 players and 4 alternates)
Gran_DT
2000 German film
Gran Paradiso is a 2000 German adventure film directed by Miguel Alexandre. Ken Duken - Mark Regula Grauwiller - Lisa Gregor Törzs - Wolf Max Herbrechter
Gran_Paradiso_(film)
Large depression in western North America
The Great Basin (Spanish: Gran Cuenca) is the largest area of contiguous endorheic watersheds, those with no outlets to the ocean, in North America. It
Great_Basin
Arena in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain
Gran Canaria Arena, originally known as Palacio Multiusos de Gran Canaria, is an indoor sporting arena located in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. The
Gran_Canaria_Arena
Gran Cuñado (in Spanish, "Big Brother-in-law") was a segment of the Argentine TV programs Videomatch and Showmatch, hosted by Marcelo Tinelli. It consisted
Gran_Cuñado
Archaeological site in Peru
Gran Pajatén is an archaeological site located in the Andean cloud forests of Peru, on the border of the La Libertad region and the San Martín region,
Gran_Pajatén
Main creator god in Haitian Vodou
Bondye (Haitian Creole: [bɔ̃dje]), also known as Gran Maître (Haitian Creole: Gran Mèt [gɣã mɛt]), is the supreme creator god in the African diasporic
Bondye
Mexican professional wrestler
is best known for his time in WWE from 2016 to 2021 under the ring name Gran Metalik as a member of Lucha House Party, as well as for his time in Consejo
Gran_Metalik
American actor (born 1991)
Hmong descent. He is best known for starring in Clint Eastwood's 2008 film Gran Torino as Thao Vang Lor. Vang was born in Fresno, California, four years
Bee_Vang
Horse race
The Gran Premio Jockey Club (previously Premio Jockey Club, Gran Premio Productos Argentinos) is a Group 1 flat horse race in Argentina open to three-year-olds
Gran Premio Jockey Club (Argentina)
Gran_Premio_Jockey_Club_(Argentina)
G1 horse race in Argentina
The Gran Premio de Honor (also known as Copa de Oro Argentina, Gran Premio de Honor Eduardo Casey) is a Group 1 horse race run at Hipódromo Argentino
Gran_Premio_de_Honor
Fictional vehicle created by Chrysler
The Dodge SRT Tomahawk Vision Gran Turismo is a fictional concept car created by Street & Racing Technology, a sub-division of Stellantis North America
SRT_Tomahawk
GRAN
GRAN
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Large Fields or Granta's Fields
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Nottinghamshire named Granby, from the Old Norse personal name Grani + bý ‘farmstead’.
Surname or Lastname
Northern Irish
Northern Irish : shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mealláin ‘descendant of Meallán’, a personal name that is a diminutive of meall ‘pleasant’.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Meulan in Seine-et-Oise.Dutch (van Mellon) : habitational name from Millun bij Keulen.Thomas and Sarah Jane Mellon came to Pittsburgh, PA, from Lower Castletown, Tyrone, Ireland, in 1818. Their grandson, the industrialist and financier Andrew William Mellon (1855–1937) is remembered not only as a businessman but also as an art collector. He served as secretary of the Treasury from 1921 to 1932.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Grantham in Lincolnshire, of uncertain origin. The final element is Old English hÄm ‘homestead’; the first may be Old English grand ‘gravel’ or perhaps a personal name Granta, which probably originated as a byname meaning ‘snarler’. See also Graham.
Surname or Lastname
English and (especially) Scottish (of Norman origin), and French
English and (especially) Scottish (of Norman origin), and French : nickname from Anglo-Norman French graund, graunt ‘tall’, ‘large’ (Old French grand, grant, from Latin grandis), given either to a person of remarkable size, or else in a relative way to distinguish two bearers of the same personal name, often representatives of different generations within the same family.English and Scottish : from a medieval personal name, probably a survival into Middle English of the Old English byname Granta (see Grantham).Probably a respelling of German Grandt or Grand.The U.S. president General Ulysses S. Grant (1822–85), born in OH, was the descendant of a Puritan called Matthew Grant, who landed in Massachusetts with his wife, Priscilla, in 1630. This family of Grants continued in New England until Captain Noah Grant, having served throughout the Revolution, emigrated to PA in 1790 and later to OH.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : occupational name for a stonemason, Middle English, Old French mas(s)on. Compare Machen. Stonemasonry was a hugely important craft in the Middle Ages.Italian (Veneto) : from a short form of Masone.French : from a regional variant of maison ‘house’.George Mason (1725–92), the American colonial statesman who framed the VA Bill of Rights and Constitution, which was used as a model by Thomas Jefferson when drafting the Declaration of Independence, was a VA planter, fourth in descent from George Mason (?1629–?86), a royalist soldier of the English Civil War who had received land grants in VA. As well as being prominent in the affairs of VA, the family also produced the first governor of MI.
Surname or Lastname
French
French : from a diminutive of Grand. See also Grant.Italian : from a derivative of Grande.English : possibly a variant of Crandon or Craden (see Grandon).
Male
Celtic
, the brilliant.
Boy/Male
Anglo, Australian, British, English
From the Large Fields or Granta's Fields
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : said to be a habitational name from Granson on Lake Neuchâtel. The first known bearer of the surname is Rigaldus de Grancione (fl. 1040). The name was taken to Britain by Otes de Grandison (died 1328) and his brother. They were among a group of Savoyards who settled in England when Henry III married a granddaughter of the Count of Savoy.
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Large Fields or Granta's Fields
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : occupational name for a farm bailiff, responsible for overseeing the collection of rent in kind into the barns and storehouses of the lord of the manor. This official had the Anglo-Norman French title grainger, Old French grangier, from Late Latin granicarius, a derivative of granica ‘granary’ (see Grange).
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : topographic name for someone who lived by a granary, from Middle English, Old French grange (Latin granica ‘granary’, ‘barn’, from granum ‘grain’). In some cases, the surname has arisen from places named with this word, for example in Dorset and West Yorkshire in England, and in Ardèche and Jura in France. The Marquis de Lafayette owned a property named Lagrange, and there used to be a place in VT so named in his honor.
Girl/Female
Irish
From gran “grain, corn.†Grainne in ancient Ireland was the patron of the harvest. In later legends Grainne was the name of the beautiful daughter of a High King of Ireland, Cormac Mac Art. She had been promised in marriage to the king Fionn Mac Cool (read the legend). When Grainne saw him at the wedding banquet she realised Fionn was too old for her and put a “geis,†a love spell on Fionn’s nephew, Diarmuid. They ran away together but Fionn’s pursuit prevented them from spending two consecutive nights in the same place. Megalithic sites throughout Ireland are still traditionally referred to as “the bed of Grainne and Diarmuid†(read the legend).
Male
Scottish
Scottish surname transferred to forename use, from the name of a famous Scottish clan, from Norman grand, GRANT means "great, large."
Girl/Female
Irish
Described as “one of the most remarkable women in Irish history†Granuaile or Grainne Ni Mhaille (ang. as Grace O’Malley) was a renowned sea captain who led a band of 200 sea-raiders from the coast of Galway in the sixteenth century. Twice widowed, twice imprisoned, fighting her enemies both Irish and English for her rights, condemned for piracy, and finally pardoned in London by Queen Elizabeth herself, her fame was celebrated in verse and song and in James Joyce’s “Finnegan’s Wake.†She is often seen as a poetic symbol for Ireland.
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Large Fields or Granta's Fields
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Grantland in Poughill, Devon, possibly so named from an Old English personal name Granta + Old English land ‘cultivated land’, ‘estate’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; possibly a variant of Grundy or Granby.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Crandon, a habitational name from Crandon in Somerset or Crandean in Falmer, Sussex. Compare Grandin.
GRAN
GRAN
Girl/Female
Irish
Little fire.
Girl/Female
Finnish, German, Swedish
Princess; The Beautiful Goddess
Girl/Female
Indian
Madness - loving like mad, Can’t leave without Love
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Beauty.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Companionate person, Kind to others
Girl/Female
German, Greek
Defender of Mankind; Noble; Female Version of Alexander
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Concentrated; Closely Attentive
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Star of the Faith
Boy/Male
Polynesian
Hope.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Unique
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GRAN
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GRAN
n.
The state of being granulated.
a.
Full of granulations.
n.
The child of one's grandson or granddaughter.
n.
The mother of one's grandfather or grandmother.
v. t.
To raise in granules or small asperities; to make rough on the surface.
n.
The main constituent of the starch grain or granule, in distinction from the framework of cellulose. Unlike cellulose, it is colored blue by iodine, and is converted into dextrin and sugar by boiling acids and amylolytic ferments.
a.
Granular.
a.
Consisting of, or resembling, grains; crystallized in grains; granular; as, granulated sugar.
a.
Alt. of Granulated
n.
A son of one's grandson or granddaughter.
imp. & p. p.
of Granulate
a.
Full of grains; abounding with granular substances; granular.
n.
A daughter of one's grandson or granddaughter.
a.
Having a granular structure; granular; as, granuliform limestone.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Granulate
n.
A whitish, granular rock, consisting of feldspar and quartz intimately mixed; -- sometimes called whitestone, and leptynite.
v. t.
To form into grains or small masses; as, to granulate powder, sugar, or metal.
n.
The father of one's grandfather or grandmother.
v. i.
To collect or be formed into grains; as, cane juice granulates into sugar.
n.
The act or process of forming or crystallizing into grains; as, the granulation of powder and sugar.