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English word origin

Etymology of Gath

Various origins: * A reduced form of McGath, a Scottish surname. * A variant of Garth, an English topographic surname. * Borrowed from North German Gath, a topographic surname from Middle Low German gate (“street, alley”

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
name

A surname.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Various origins: * A reduced form of McGath, a Scottish surname. * A variant of Garth, an English topographic surname. * Borrowed from North German Gath, a topographic surname from Middle Low German gate (“street, alley”).

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  • Borrowed-form mentionGathde
  • Derivation mentiongategml
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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
name

A city in ancient Philistia, home of Goliath, located in the foothills of the Judean Mountains in what is most likely modern-day Israel.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Hebrew גַּת (“wine press”), from a Philistine word such as Gīt.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Borrowed-form mentionגַּתhe · wine press
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