Griffin (given name)
Griffin is a masculine given name of Welsh origin.
The name derives from Griffinus; which is a Latinised version of Griffith, which was commonly used in Medieval Wales.
Griffith is an Anglicized form of Gruffydd, which ultimately derives from the Old Welsh Grippiud.
The name may refer to:
- Griffin Alexander Stedman, Union Army Colonel in the American Civil War
- Griffin Barrows, American gay pornographic film actor
- Griffin Bell, American lawyer and former U.S. Attorney General
- Griffin Boice, American multi-platinum record producer, mixer, songwriter, and composer
- Griffin Canning, American MLB player
- Griffin Colapinto, American professional surfer
- Griffin Colby, South African rugby referee
- Griffin Conine, American professional baseball player
- Griffin Curteys, English Member of Parliament
- Griffin De Vroe, Belgian footballer
- Griffin Dillon, American soccer player
- Griffin Dorsey, American soccer player
- Griffin Dunne, American actor, film producer and director
- Griffin Easter, American cyclist
- Griffin Frazen, American actor
- Griffin Gluck, American actor
- Griffin Greene, Continental Army officer during the American Revolutionary War and pioneer settler in what is now Ohio
- Griffin Higgs, English churchman
- Griffin House (musician), American musician and songwriter
- Griffin Jax, American MLB player
- Griffin Layne, American country music singer and songwriter
- Griffin Logue, Australian footballer
- Griffin Lotson, African-American historian
- Griffin Markham, English soldier
- Griffin Matthews, American actor, writer, and director
- Griffin McElroy, American podcaster and co-founder of Polygon
- Griffin McMaster, Australian footballer
- Griffin Money, Australian politician
- Griffin Murray, Irish archaeologist and art historian
- Griffin Neal, American football player
- Griffin Neame, New Zealand professional rugby league footballer
- Griffin Newman, American actor and comedian
- Griffin Oakes, American football player
- Griffin O'Neal, American actor, son of actor Ryan O'Neal
- Griffin P. Rodgers, American director, researcher, physician, scientist, and hematologist
- Griffin Reinhart, Canadian ice hockey player
- Griffin Roberts, American MLB player
- Griffin Sabatini, Swiss professional footballer
- Griffin Seward, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- Griffin Smith, Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
- Griffin Yow, American professional soccer player