Given name & surname
Grau
“degree, level”·“kind of fork”
Grau is a surname with more than one origin. It is used in English and Catalan.
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a Catalan and southern French surname, it goes back to a word meaning “degree, level.” As a French surname, it goes back to a word meaning “kind of fork.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Grau has more than one origin: as a German surname, it comes from German Grau; as a Catalan and southern French surname, it comes from Catalan Grau; as a French surname, it comes from Old French grau.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Grau’s family of names
In Catalan usage, Grau has a related form in Gerard. In English usage, Grau as a surname has a related form in CRAW. In Catalan usage, Grau has a related form in GUERAU.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Grau has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its German roots to each of them.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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