Gau

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See also: gau, GAU, gấu, and gâu

English

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Etymology

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Two main origins:

  • Borrowed from German Gau, a habitational surname.
  • A variant of Gao, a surname of Chinese origin.

Proper noun

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Gau (plural Gaus)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Gau is the 19703rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1367 individuals. Gau is most common among White (76.74%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (18.07%) individuals.

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German

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German göu, gou, from Old High German gawi, gouwi, from Proto-West Germanic *gawi, from Proto-Germanic *gawją from earlier *gaawja (riverlands, lakeside land), from collective *ga- + *awjō (land by a waterway).

Noun

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Gau m (strong, genitive Gaues or Gaus, plural Gaue)

  1. (now chiefly in placenames) shire; district
  2. (historical) an administrative unit of the Third Reich
  3. (historical) nome of ancient Egypt
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Etymology 2

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From the acronym GAU (worst-case scenario).

Noun

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Gau m (strong, genitive Gaus or Gaues, plural Gaus or Gaue)

  1. (informal) an accident, a calamity
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References

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  • Gau” in Duden online
  • Gau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache