Definition: The French cognate of the surnames GRANT and GRAND, from the Old French "graund" meaning great or large. Often used as a nickname for the person of remarkable size, or to distingish between two people with the same name (as in, the larger of the two).
Surname Origin:
French, Italian
Alternate Surname Spellings:
LE GRAND, GRAND (French), GRANDI, GRANDE, GRANDO, LO GRANDE (Spanish)
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