Greiner Name & History
Origin:
German
History:
Nickname for a cantankerous or quarrelsome person, from Middle High German griner
'squabbler', 'quarreler', an agent derivative of grin 'loud
cry', 'shout'.
Habitational name for someone from a places called Grein in Bavaria and Austria
References:
www.ancestry.com (accessed April 26, 2010)