# Gaw

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #81,356

## Definitions
1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

## Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic gall (“foreigner or stranger”), meaning:
* (Ireland) a person from Wales or England who immigrated after the Norman invasion, or
* (Scotland) a person from Scandinavia or the English-speaking lowlands.

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