Given name & surname

Gahn

Gahn is a surname from German.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Gahn comes from German.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In English usage, Gahn as a surname developed from Johannes.

Gahn’s family of names

In English usage, Gahn as a surname developed from Johannes.

Walk Gahn’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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