griffin

  1. Proper noun.  (surname, common Irish) , the Anglicized form of both the Ó Gríobhtha (Ballygriffey Co. Clare) and Ó Grifín (Dingle, Co. Kerry) clans.
  2. Proper noun.  (surname, Welsh patronymic) .
  3. Proper noun.  (given name, male) derived from Griffinus, a latinized form of Griffith.
  4. Noun.  A mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle.

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