Grande
See also: grande
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Romance (either Spanish Grande or Italian Grande).
Proper noun edit
Grande (countable and uncountable, plural Grandes)
- A municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
- A surname from the Romance languages.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Grande is the 4487th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7904 individuals. Grande is most common among White (58.91%) and Hispanic/Latino (35.78%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Grande”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 75.
German edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
Grande m (weak, genitive Granden, plural Granden)
- (often journalism, politics) grandee, an influential person, especially a high-ranking member of a party, club, or company group
- 2017 November 30, Peter Fahrenholz, “Stammbaum der Streithanseln”, in Süddeutsche Zeitung[1]:
- Verglichen mit späteren Streitereien verlief die Aufteilung des Erbes nach dem Tod von Strauß noch am friedlichsten, wenngleich auch nicht ohne Opfer. Damals einigten sich die Granden relativ rasch auf eine Ämterteilung an der Spitze: CSU-Chef wurde Theo Waigel, Ministerpräsident Max Streibl.
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- grandee (member of the Spanish high nobility)
Usage notes edit
- Often used in compounds or genitive construction:
- SPD-Granden ― high-ranking SPD members
- Granden des FC Bayern ― high-ranking executives of Bayern Munich
Declension edit
Declension of Grande [masculine, weak]
Further reading edit
- “Grande” in Duden online
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From grande (“big”), a nickname for a tall or large person.
Proper noun edit
Grande m or f by sense
- a surname
Descendants edit
- English: Grande
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From grande (“big”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Grande m or f by sense
- a surname