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10/8/2024, 10:49 PM jocatchi
7/6/2021, 3:46 PM picajay

Name Gans
Type Surname (from occupation & from nickname)
Usage German, Dutch
Pronounced Pron. /ɡans/(German) /ɣɑns/(Dutch)
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

Means "goose" in German and Dutch, either an occupational name for someone who worked with geese, a habitational name for someone who lived by a sign depicting a goose, or a nickname for someone walked oddly or was considered silly or foolish. See also Ganser.
Added 7/6/2021 by picajay