Definitions for Griffith
ˈgrɪf ɪθgrif·fith

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Griffith, D. W. Griffith, David Lewelyn Wark Griffithnoun

   United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948)

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1. Griffithnoun

   used in Wales, Anglicized from Gruffudd

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1. griffith

   Griffith is typically a surname of Welsh origin meaning 'strong lord' or 'chief'. It can also refer to several places around the world, such as Griffith, New South Wales in Australia, or Griffith, Indiana in the United States. Additionally, it can refer to various historic figures or celebrities, like director D.W. Griffith or actor Andy Griffith. In science, it refers to the Griffith Experiment, a significant study in DNA research conducted by Frederick Griffith in the 1920s. The meaning of Griffith therefore largely depends on the context in which it's used.

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1. Griffith

   Griffith is a city in south-western New South Wales, Australia. It is also the seat of the City of Griffith local government area. Like the Australian capital, Canberra and the nearby town of Leeton, Griffith was designed by Walter Burley Griffin. Griffith was named after Sir Arthur Griffith the first New South Wales minister of Public Works. Griffith was proclaimed a city in 1987, and had a population of 17,616 in 2011. It can be accessed by road from Sydney and Canberra via the Hume Highway and the Burley Griffin Way and from Melbourne, Victoria via the Newell Highway and either by using the Kidman Way or the Irrigation Way. The city of Griffith had contained no traffic lights up until February 2010 when the first set of traffic lights was installed at the intersection of Burrell Place and Wakaden Street.

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1. GRIFFITH

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Griffith is ranked #414 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Griffith surname appeared 78,260 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 27 would have the surname Griffith.
   
   83.9% or 65,684 total occurrences were White.
   10.4% or 8,139 total occurrences were Black.
   2.5% or 2,003 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.8% or 1,471 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 524 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.5% or 430 total occurrences were Asian.

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1. • Film Maker

How to pronounce Griffith?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Griffith in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Griffith in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Griffith in a Sentence

1. Wayne Griffith:

   The number one thing is the care of the veterans, they deserve the best for the sacrifices they've made for their country. Wayne Griffith describes himself as conservative and politically engaged, having seen Rick Perry, Ted Cruz, and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson at events in Rick Perry state.

2. Judge Schroeder:

   Who is Florence Griffith Joyner ?

3. Von Bidder:

   Read MoreInvestors didn't have enough time to make sure Melanie Griffith and her then-husband would come back to Read MoreInvestors, people would eat [ at the Four Seasons ] two or three times per week. Then all of a sudden it's gone for two years. They fell out of habit.

4. Kathleen Searles:

   The Andy Griffith spots seem to clearly be targeting an older demographic, nostalgic for the past, very much in line with Trump's Make America Great Again rhetoric, which recalls a simpler time in our history, at least for a very specific demographic.

5. Bruce DuMont:

   The innocence of the 1950s ended with (the bumping of) 'The Andy Griffith Show,' and the seriousness of the 1960s began with the first Kennedy-Nixon debate.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Griffith
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Griffith
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Griffith
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html