greenhead

greenhead
greenhead 1580s, "young, untrained intellect," from GREEN (Cf. green) + HEAD (Cf. head). As a type of biting fly, by 1837.

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  • Greenhead — This long established surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is primarily a locational name from any of the various places in northern England and Scotland named with the Olde English pre 7th Century grene , green (a widespread first element in… …   Surnames reference

  • Greenhead — Original name in latin Greenhead Name in other language Greenhead State code GB Continent/City Europe/London longitude 54.96667 latitude 2.51667 altitude 180 Population 0 Date 2011 07 31 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

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  • greenhead — (also greenhead fly) noun chiefly US a biting horsefly with green eyes. [Genus Chrysops.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • Greenhead, Northumberland — Greenhead is a village in Northumberland, England. [United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map, Landranger NZ, 2004] It lies just outside the Northumberland National Park, close to Hadrian s Wall. The village is on the B6318, about 17 miles (27 km) from… …   Wikipedia

  • Greenhead Park — is a large park located not far from Huddersfield Town Centre and Greenhead College in West Yorkshire, England. It is one of the largest parks in Huddersfield. It is very popular with students at lunchtime from the local colleges both Greenhead… …   Wikipedia

  • Greenhead Shiner — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii …   Wikipedia

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