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Gange¹

Where it comes from

* As an southern English surname, of German origin, from variant of Genge, Gänge, from Middle High German genge (“circulating, common”), from Old High German gengi (“passable”), from Proto-West Germanic *gangī (“passable”); compare also Geng.

* Also as a German surname, shortened from names like Wolfgang, Gangulf.

* As an Italian surname, Americanized from Gangi.

proper noun Ganges

  1. A surname from Norman.

gange²

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verb ganges · ganging · ganged

  1. transitive To protect (the part of a fishing line next to a fishhook, or the hook itself) by winding it with wire.
  2. transitive To attach (a fishhook) to a line or snell, as by knotting the line around the shank of the hook.

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@misc{gange_2026,
  title = {gange},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gange},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}