Gahr

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gahr.

Proper noun

Gahr (plural Gahrs)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gahr is the 39352^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 559 individuals. Gahr is most common among White (95.89%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gahr”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.

East Central German

Etymology

Compare German Jahr.

Noun

Gahr n

1. (Erzgebirgisch) year

   Gahr ver Gahr giehts zun Advent.

   Year after year it goes to Advent.

Derived terms

• Gahrmarkt

 

References

• Hendrik Heidler: "Echtes Erzgebirgisch, Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haasn", P. 46