THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Griffin
Griffin is explicitly recorded as a given name in Wikidata for Philippine citizens including Griffin McDaniel. This snapshot links the name to 1 distinct Wikidata person record. The count describes Wikidata coverage, not the Philippine population or annual births.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
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EnglishEtymology & source
A male given name from Welsh derived from Griffinus, a latinized form of Gruffudd.; A male given name from Cornish derived from Gryffyn, of relation to the Welsh name.; A female given name.
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People with the name Griffin
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Griffin McDaniel
Filipino-American soccer player
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
1
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Griffin McDaniel
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Griffin in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Griffin
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Delfin♂Spanish form: Delfín
- Gracia·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Gregson·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Serafin♂Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Serafín♂Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Sereafin·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Grace♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Graciana·Recorded Philippine given-name form
What rhymes with Griffin?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Explore Griffin further
Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q19901998 — Griffin (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Griffin McDaniel (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q19901998 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Griffin (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.