Auger

See also: auger

English

Etymology

• As a French surname, borrowed from French Auger.
• As a German surname, a variant of Auer, with the -g- said to reflect a West Frisian influence.
• As an English surname, variant of Alger.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oʊˈʒeɪ/, /ˈɔːʒɚ/, /ˈaʊd͡ʒɚ/, /ˈaʊɡɚ/, /ˈɔ.ɡɚ/

Proper noun

Auger (plural Augers)

1. A surname from French.

Derived terms

• Auger effect
• Auger electron
• Auger electron spectroscopy
• Auger-Meitner effect
• Auger recombination
• Auger shower

Translations

Translations

• French: Auger (fr)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Auger is the 7911^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4182 individuals. Auger is most common among White (94.6%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Auger”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 69.

Anagrams

• Argue, Gauer, Graue, argue, augre, rugae

French

Etymology

From an Old French personal name, possibly of Germanic origin, from *Adalgari, composed of *aþal (“noble”) + *gaiʀ (“spear”), or *Albgari, with the first element being *albi (“elf”) and the second element remaining the same. Compare Auge, Oge, Ogea, Ogier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.ʒe/

• Audio (France):

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Proper noun

Auger ?

1. a surname, Auger

Derived terms

• effet Auger

Descendants

• English: Auger

Anagrams

• argue, argué
• urgea

Plautdietsch

Noun

Auger m (plural Augers)

1. auger