Gath

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginGerman Gath ← Middle Low German gate →
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Meanings

Gath1

proper nounGath (plural Gaths)

plural Gaths

  1. A surname.

Gath2

proper noun
  1. A city in ancient Philistia, home of Goliath, located in the foothills of the Judean Mountains in what is most likely modern-day Israel.

Origin

Gath · proper noun

  1. Middle Low Germangate“street, alley”
  2. GermanGath
  3. EnglishGath

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”).

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Gath · proper noun

  1. Hebrewגַּת“wine press”
  2. EnglishGath

From Hebrew גַּת (“wine press”), from a Philistine word such as Gīt.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

Gath. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gath

MLA

“Gath.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gath. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gath,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gath.

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