Grant

Common American surname

Grant is a surname and masculine given name.

Ulysses S.

Grant commanded Union forces in the American Civil War and served as the eighteenth U.S. president.

Cary Grant was a Hollywood leading man.

The name suggests strength and directness. (Lowercase grant means to give or allow.)

name

Ulysses

Greek hero, Latinized

  • CaryAmerican given name
  • HughMasculine given name
  • surnameHereditary family identifier

forename · masculine · president · general · actor · Scottish

Categories
Opposites
GIVING/WITHHOLDING (verb)

Grantdeny

Refuse to admit

refuse · withhold · reject · revoke · rescind

financial aid type

Grantloan

Borrowed money repaid later

debt · mortgage · credit · borrowing · tuition bill

american civil war leadership

GrantLee

Protected from wind

Robert E. Lee · Jefferson Davis · Stonewall Jackson · Confederate generals · Beauregard

Phrases
Family

granting, granted, grants, grantee, granter, grantable

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Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G