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griffin^¹

/ˈɡɹɪf.ɪn/

Rhymes with -ɪfɪn

Where it comes from

From Middle English griffoun, from Old French griffon, from Late Latin grȳphus, from Classical Latin grȳps, from Ancient Greek γρῡ́ψ (grū́ps).

noun griffins · griffon · gryphon · grifon · gryfon

A mythical creature with the body of a lion and head and wings of an eagle.
A griffon vulture, a large vulture (Gyps fulvus) found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor, supposed to be the "eagle" of the Bible.
An English variety of apple.
India, dated A person who has just arrived from Europe. Tables were laid out in the palace, profusely covered with wines and refreshments, in the European style; old hands and griffins, fair sex and civilians, seemed all determined to enjoy themselves[…]
A cadet newly arrived in British India: half English, half Indian.
A watchful guardian, especially a duenna in charge of a young woman.

Griffin^²

/ˈɡɹɪfɪn/

Sounds like griffin · Rhymes with -ɪfɪn

proper noun Griffy

An Irish surname, an anglicization of Ó Gríobhtha or Ó Grifín
A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
A male given name from Welsh derived from Griffinus, a latinized form of Gruffudd.
A male given name from Cornish derived from Gryffyn, of relation to the Welsh name.
rare A female given name.
A community in Saskatchewan, Canada.
A rural municipality in south-east Saskatchewan, which includes the community; in full, the Rural Municipality of Griffin No. 66.
A township in Pope County, Arkansas.
A city, the county seat of Spalding County, Georgia, named for landowner Col. Lewis Lawrence Griffin.
A former settlement in Wabash Township, Clark County, Illinois.
A town in Bethel Township, Posey County, Indiana; named for postmaster Samuel Griffin.
An unincorporated community in Christian County, Missouri.
A suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia; named for a family of early settlers.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: gryphon, griffon, pierce, shelley, griffith, landrum, lindsley, viele, koniak, griffen, gryfon, gryph, gryphen, leogryph, hippogriff, hippogryph

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noun mythical creature with the body of a lion and head and wings of an eagle

Español	grifo, grifón
한국어	그리핀 geuripin
日本語	グリフォン gurifon
中文	獅鷲 /狮鹫 shījiù
Kiswahili	grifoni
Português	grifo
Français	griffon
Deutsch	Greif
Italiano	grifone, grifo
Ελληνικά	γρύπας grýpas
Română	grifon
Русский	грифо́н grifón
العربية	فَتْخَاء fatḵāʔ
עברית	גריפון grifón, כְּרוּב kruv

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@misc{griffin_2026,
  title = {griffin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/griffin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}