# Gath

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #82,327

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gath