Given name & surname

Auger

“spear of the gods”

Auger is a surname with more than one origin. It is used in English and French.

Original FrenchAugereau

Meaning & origin

What it means

Auger goes back to a word meaning “spear of the gods.”

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Where it comes from

Auger has more than one origin: as a French surname, it comes from French Auger; as a German surname, it comes from West Frisian.

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How it developed

From French Auger.

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Auger’s family of names

In French usage, Auger as a surname has a diminutive in Augereau. In English usage, Auger as a surname has a related form in Alger. In French usage, Auger as a surname has a related form in OGE.

Walk Auger’s family in the name graph

AugerAlgerOgeAuerAugeronAugierAugereau

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