Greenup

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable
  2. 2
    A placename, from the surname:; A village in Cumberland County, Illinois, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename, from the surname:; A small city, the county seat of Greenup County, Kentucky, United States. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Cumberland, from Old English grēne (“green”) + hop (“small enclosure”).

Related phrases

Greenup Countycounty seatcumberland countygreenup county

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