Griffin
Meaning of Griffin
Griffin began life in the green valleys of Wales, branching off from Gruffydd and carrying the stout meaning “strong lord.” It then caught an Irish breeze, appearing in the old clan name Ó Gríobhtha’n, and finally took flight worldwide on the wings of the fabled griffin—half lion, half eagle, all courage. Bollywood-bright imagery fits it well: picture a baby wrapped in a marigold shawl, ready to “soar and roar” in one breath. The name shows up everywhere, from Gryffindor banners to cartoon dad Peter Griffin, proving it handles both heroics and humor with a wink. In the United States, it has hovered comfortably inside the Top 300 for decades, steady as an auto-rickshaw in Mumbai traffic—never too common, never too rare. Crisp to say, easy to spell, and packed with mythic muscle, Griffin invites visions of a child who will climb high, guard fiercely, and laugh often.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as grif-in (/ˈgrɪfɪn/)
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Notable People Named Griffin
| Griffin Newman is an American actor and comedian. |
| Griffin Andrew McElroy is an American podcaster and former video game journalist best known for cofounding Polygon and for the podcasts My Brother, My Brother and Me and The Adventure Zone. |
| Griffin Alexander Canning is an American pitcher for the New York Mets in Major League Baseball who debuted with the Angels in 2019 and won a Gold Glove in 2020. |
| Griffin Gluck is an American actor who rose from child roles to acclaimed turns in American Vandal and Locke and Key, starred in Tall Girl and North Hollywood, and appeared in Cruel Summer. |
| Griffin Alexander Stedman Jr. was a Union Army colonel who fought in key Civil War battles, was killed during the Siege of Petersburg, and was brevetted brigadier general. |
| Griffin LaMarre is an American ice sled hockey player who won gold with the United States at the 2022 Winter Paralympics. |
