gran

noun

1. (endearing, informal, usually)A grandmother.
2. (endearing, informal, rare, usually)A grandfather.

name

1. (countable, uncountable)A surname from Norwegian, Swedish, or Tagalog.
2. (countable, uncountable)A municipality and village therein, in Innlandet, Norway.
3. (obsolete)Esztergom

   “For a long time Gran was the residence of the Court, though it subsequently yielded to the sway of the Mongols.”