Greenspan

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Greenspan

/ˈɡɹiːnspæn/

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Borrowed from Yiddish גריןשפּאַן (grinshpan) Literally, “green branch, green bridle”, referring to Spanish green, copper acetate (“copper(II) acetate”)

proper noun Greenspans · Greenspun · Gruenspan · Grunspan · Grynspan · Grynszpan

A surname from Yiddish.

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name equivalent surnames from Yiddish

Deutsch	Grünspan
Română	Grinszpan

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@misc{greenspan_2026,
  title = {Greenspan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/greenspan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}