Gajan

See also: gajan

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Gajan, itself from Occitan Gajan.

Proper noun

Gajan

1. A village in the Ariège department, France
2. A village in the Gard department, France
3. A surname from Occitan.

Translations

a village in Ariège, France

• French: Gajan (fr) m
• Occitan: Gajan m

a village in Gard, France

• French: Gajan (fr) m
• Occitan: Gajan m

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gajan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.
• Forebears

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan Gajan.
(Toponym): Attested on the Cassini map (1740s).
(Surname): Historically most prevalent in the Haute-Garonne department.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.ʒɑ̃/

Proper noun

Gajan m

1. Gajan (a village in the Ariège department, Occitanie, France)

   Holonym: Couserans

2. Gajan (a village in the Gard department, Occitanie, France)

   Holonym: Gard

3. A toponym in Urau, Haute-Garonne

   Holonym: Urau

4. Gajan: a surname from Occitan

Descendants

• English: Gajan

Further reading

• Forebears (French)
• filae.com
• Géoportail, Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière, 2019

Occitan

Etymology

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Proper noun

Gajan m

1. Gajan (a village in the Ariège department, Occitanie, France)

   Holonym: Coserans

2. Gajan (a village in the Gard department, Occitanie, France)

   Holonym: Gard

3. Gayan (a village in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, Occitanie, France)

   Holonym: Hauts Pirenèus

Descendants

• French: Gajan, Gayan

Further reading

• Géoportail, Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière, 2019