Grünspan Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

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The meaning behind Grünspan

Grünspan and Greenspan are two spellings with one history. Its meaning, shared with Greenspan, is “Someone who made and used or sold verdigris”.

Grünspan is listed among the recognised spellings of Greenspan. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. The same family of names includes Grynspan, Greenspun and Greenspon.

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