My brother is nicknamed Finn, But we use Griffin equally often. Griffin is a surname of primarily Irish origin. Actor Griffin Dunne. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. The surname "Griffin" in Wales, generally speaking, is a variant of the surname "Griffith", or other similar Welsh names. Origin of the name Griffin: Borrowed from the Welsh, Griffin is from Griffinus, a Latinate form of Griffith which was used in the Middle Ages. 2007), son of singer Joey McIntyre, Griffin Mill is the main character in Robert Altman's "The Player", Griffin Pierce-Taylor: character on the TV show Degrassi, Griffin Holbrook: character on the TV show Party of Five, Griffin Darden: character on the TV show Chicago Fire, Peter Griffin: main character on the TV show Family Guy, Griffin King: Main male character in The Steampunk Chronicles by Kady Cross. My only dislike is that it is a little similar to Gryffindor, I like Harry Potter but hope he doesn’t get teased for it as he gets older. A friend pointed out in a joking way (before we had told anyone what names we were considering) that we were having a little baby Gryphon as the national animal of the US is an eagle and the national animal of England is a lion and a Gryphon is part eagle, part lion. A classic Welsh name, softer than Griffin and friendlier to spell than Gruffudd - that hasn't had as much love as it deserves elsewhere. [2] It was estimated in 2000 that Griffin is the 114th most common surname in the U.S., with a population in the order of two hundred thousand.[3]. The Welsh Griffin comes from a given name Gruffydd, which is a composition of the words Griff, which meant dragon, and udd, which meant Lord. See Gruffudd for further details. And we love the lion/eagle hybrid too. The name Griffin is in the Mythological Names category. This name arrived in Ireland during the 16th century, when many Welsh Gruffydds moved to Ireland and were given land after Oliver Cromwell’s invasion. [4], The "Ó Grifín" (male) / "Ní Ghrifín" (female) spelling belongs to the Kerry family. Our now 6 year old is named Griffin and we still absolutely love his name. Our son is 2 and we spelt his name Gryphon some people thought his name was pronounced Greye-fin other than that we haven't had any Family Guy or Harry Potter references. Griffster, The surname "Griffin" has a number of Gaelic sources in Ireland. In Greek mythology and medieval legend, the Gryphon was a fierce creature with the foreparts of an eagle (hence the hooked nose) and the hindquarters of a lion. lol). He really does care about you, even though he might not show it at times, and be nice because he is very sensitive too. We love Griffin because it’s a Welsh name without too many consonants. At eight months pregnant, we still had not agreed on a name. It was estimated in 2000 that Griffin is the 114th most common surname in the U.S., with a population in the order of two hundred thousand. It also isn’t super popular. Griffi-saur, Griffin Name Meaning Welsh: from a medieval Latinized form, Griffinus, of the Welsh personal name Gruffudd (see Griffith). Finster In Irish Baby Names the meaning of the name Griffin is: Surname. an all-around great guy. Try the We do get a fair amount of Harry Potter references, not that i mind (Mommy is a potterhead.