Meanings
Origin
- Old Frenchgrau“kind of fork”
- CatalanGrau
- GermanGrau
- EnglishGrau
* As a German surname, borrowed from German Grau, a nickname for someone with grey hair or beard. * As a Catalan and southern French surname, from Occitan and Catalan Grau, a topographic surname from grau (“degree, level”). * Also as a Catalan surname, reduced from the personal name Guerau; see Gerald. * As a French surname, from Old French grau (“kind of fork”), from Frankish/Germanic, probably related to Old Norse grein (“fork, branch”).
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Grau. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grau
“Grau.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grau. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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