Given name & surname
Gaw
“foreigner or stranger”
Gaw is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gaw goes back to Scottish Gaelic gall, meaning “foreigner or stranger.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Scottish Gaelic gall (“foreigner or stranger”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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