Word Origin and History for grady
Grady
surname and masc. proper name, from Irish Grada "noble."
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Examples from the Web for grady
Contemporary Examples
However it is that she got there, we know the reign of the tyrants at Grady Memorial is coming to a close.
The Walking Dead’s ‘Slabtown’: The Real Source of Terror Isn’t Walkers, It’s RapeMelissa Leon
November 3, 2014
Controversial sheriff Grady Judd launches massive sex stings and then posts pictures of the alleged johns on the Internet.
“They wanted to glean good ideas and figured their opponent the CIA was doing it, so they had to do it too,” Grady said.
Grady made this job up; he wanted to show a complete nerd morphing into a man of action.
Grady was unaware until many years later that his idea had taken life.
Historical Examples
We then drew back the door and three of us, Grady, McGuire and myself, got in.
Bucholz and the DetectivesAllan Pinkerton
Grady's attempt to rival John Robinson was the joke of the circus world.
Watch Yourself Go ByAl. G. Field
The minstrel manager was intimately acquainted with Mr. Grady.
Watch Yourself Go ByAl. G. Field
Mr. Grady was one of the promoters of the Piedmont Exposition.
Watch Yourself Go ByAl. G. Field
"It will make all the better story in the papers," said Grady.