Gath
name
name ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
- 2 A city in ancient Philistia, home of Goliath, located in the foothills of the Judean Mountains in what is most likely modern-day Israel.
Example
More examples"Philistia consisted of Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, Gath, and Gaza."
Etymology
Etymology 1
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”).
Etymology 2
From Hebrew גַּת (“wine press”), from a Philistine word such as Gīt.
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