# Greenlee

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #84,318

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old English.

## Etymology
Habitational surname from several minor places in England, named from Old English grēne (“green”) + lēah (“clearing, glade”). Equivalent to green + -lee (“lea”); compare Green and Greene.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/greenlee