Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—G

Greenwich

is the Saxon Grenë-wic (green village), formerly called Grenawic, and in old Latin authors “Grenoviam viridis.” Some think it is a compound of grian-wic (the sun city).

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Greenwich Barbers
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