See also: ganus

English

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Etymology

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Reduced form of Gurganus.

Proper noun

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Ganus (plural Ganuses)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Ganus is the 37180th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 600 individuals. Ganus is most common among White (87.5%) and Black/African American (10.67%) individuals.

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γάνος (Gános).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ganus f sg (genitive Ganī); second declension

  1. A mountain fortress or town of Thrace

Declension

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Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Ganus
Genitive Ganī
Dative Ganō
Accusative Ganum
Ablative Ganō
Vocative Gane
Locative Ganī

References

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  • Ganos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Ganus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly