Griffin - Meaning of Griffin

What does Griffin mean?

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Griffin

[ 2 syll. grif-fin, gr-iff-in ] The baby girl name Griffin is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced GRIH-FahN †. Griffin has its origins in the Old Greek language. Griffin is a form of the name Gryphon.

See also the related category greek.

Griffin is not often used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Griffin has mainly been a boy name in the last century.

Baby names that sound like Griffin include Griffon, Garbine, Gryffin, and Garabine.

† English pronunciation for Griffin: G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"