Grau

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Grau

Where it comes from

* As a German surname, borrowed from German Grau, a nickname for someone with grey hair or beard.

* As a Catalan and southern French surname, from Occitan and Catalan Grau, a topographic surname from grau (“degree, level”).

* Also as a Catalan surname, reduced from the personal name Guerau; see Gerald.

* As a French surname, from Old French grau (“kind of fork”), from Frankish/Germanic, probably related to Old Norse grein (“fork, branch”).

proper noun Graus

A surname.

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MLA

"Grau." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/grau. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Grau. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/grau

Chicago

"Grau." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/grau.

BibTeX

@misc{grau_2026,
  title = {Grau},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grau},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}