Griswold (English, name)
expansion: Griswold (plural Griswolds)
Senses:
glosses: An English habitational surname from Middle English from gris (“grey (from French, i.e., the language of the Royal Court after 1066”) + wold (“forest, e.g. “Yorkshire Wolds”).
glosses: A placename
A locale in the United States.
A town in Connecticut; named for Roger Griswold, 22nd Governor of Connecticut.
glosses: A placename
A locale in the United States.
A city in Iowa; named for railroad director J. N. A. Griswold.
glosses: A placename
A locale in the United States.
An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for local merchant James Griswold.
glosses: A placename
A locale in the United States.
A ghost town in California.
glosses: A placename
An unincorporated community in Manitoba, Canada.
topics: government
law
lifestyle
politics
sexuality
glosses: Ellipsis of Griswold v. Connecticut, a 1965 U.S. Supreme Court case that legalized contraception, allowing access to contraceptives for married couples; and reaffirmed the existence of a right to privacy under due process following the 14th Amendment.
tags: US
abbreviation
alt-of
ellipsis
informal
uncountable
Forms:
form: Griswolds
tags: plural
form: Griswood
tags: alternative
form: Griswald
tags: alternative