Given name & surname

Gath

“street, alley”

Gath is a surname from German, ultimately from Middle Low German.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Gath goes back to Middle Low German gate, meaning “street, alley.”

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Where it comes from

Gath comes from German, and ultimately from Middle Low German.

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How it developed

From German Gath, from Middle Low German gate (“street, alley”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Gath’s family of names

In English usage, Gath as a surname has a related form in Garth.

Walk Gath’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 1

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See also 1

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