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GRANT

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, Scottish

Pronounced: GRANT  [key]

From a Scottish surname which was derived from Norman French grand meaning "great, large". A famous bearer of the surname was Ulysses Grant (1822-1885), the commander of the Union forces during the American Civil War who later served as president. In America the name has often been given in his honour.


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