Grey

See also: grey

English

Proper noun

Grey (countable and uncountable, plural Greys)

1. A surname transferred from the nickname, alternative spelling of Gray.
2. A placename:
   1. A rural municipality (the Rural Municipality of Grey) in south-central Manitoba, Canada, named after Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey.
   2. A river in the West Coast Region, South Island, New Zealand; in full, Grey River.
   3. A territorial authority, Grey District, on the West Coast, New Zealand, the successor of Grey County.
   4. Ellipsis of Grey County.
3. (Durham University, informal) Ellipsis of Grey College, Durham.
5. An English earldom.

Derived terms

• Earl Grey
• Easton Grey
• Grey County
• Grey Cup
• Grey Highlands
• Greymouth
• Greytown
• Hemingford Grey
• West Grey

Noun

Grey (plural Greys)

1. (UK, military, historical, chiefly in the plural) A member of the Royal Scots Greys, a cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1707 to 1971.

Anagrams

• -ergy, gyre

French

Proper noun

Grey m or f by sense

1. a surname