Meanings
plural Ganzes
- A surname.
Earlier this year, the writer John Ganz argued that “Groyperism totally suffuses the cultural environment of the right.”
2025 March 28, Charlie Warzel, quoting John Ganz, “The Gleeful Cruelty of the White House X Account”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 28 Mar 2025
Origin
* As a German and Alemannic German surname, from Gans (“goose”). * Also as a German surname, shortened from Ganso, derived from ganz (“whole”). * Also as a German surname, possibly altered from Hans with Russian influence. * As a Jewish surname, directly from German ganz (“whole”).
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Cite this entry
Ganz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ganz
“Ganz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ganz. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ganz,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ganz.
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