Gage

See also: gage and gagé

English

Etymology

An occupational surname from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English gage, gauge "measure" for an assayer, or gage "pledge" for a moneylender.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡeɪdʒ/
• Homophone: gauge
• Rhymes: -eɪdʒ

Proper noun

Gage (plural Gages)

1. A surname originating as an occupation
2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
3. A female given name.
4. A ghost town in New Mexico.
5. A town in Oklahoma.

Derived terms

• Gage County

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German

Etymology

From French gage.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aːʒə

Noun

Gage f (genitive Gage, plural Gagen)

1. (of an artist) fee

Descendants

• → Hungarian: gázsi

Further reading

• “Gage” in Duden online