Grey

proper nounnouncommon in dialogue

A surname transferred from the nickname, alternative spelling of Gray.

proper noun

1
A surname transferred from the nickname, alternative spelling of Gray.
2
A placename: A rural municipality (the Rural Municipality of Grey) in south-central Manitoba, Canada, named after Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey.
3
A placename: A river in the West Coast Region, South Island, New Zealand; in full, Grey River.
4
A placename: A territorial authority, Grey District, on the West Coast, New Zealand, the successor of Grey County.
5
An English earldom.
6
Variant of Grey CountyA placename: Ellipsis of Grey County.
7
Variant of Grey CollegeinformalEllipsis of Grey College, Durham.

noun

1
historicalA member of the Royal Scots Greys, a cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1707 to 1971.

Forms

plural: Greys

Gretchen · A female given name from German origin; a pet form of…Grew · A surname.grey · Commonwealth standard spelling of gray.

Grey · A surname transferred from the nickname, alternative spelling of Gray.

grid · A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size,…grief · Suffering, hardship.grieve · To cause sorrow or distress to.

The neighbouring pages — Alphabetical order follows the rules of the language, not byte values: an accent decides only between two otherwise identical words, and Spanish files Ñ as a letter of its own.