Gath · proper noun1
- Middle Low German · derived fromgate“street, alley”
- German · borrowed fromGath
- English todayGath
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”).
Gath · proper noun2
- Hebrew · borrowed fromגַּת“wine press”
- English todayGath
From Hebrew גַּת (“wine press”), from a Philistine word such as Gīt.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.