Gayan
See also: gayan
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French Gayan, itself from Occitan Gajan.
Proper noun
Gayan
- A village in Hautes-Pyrénées department, France.
- A surname from Occitan.
Translations
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gayan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 24.
- Forebears
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Occitan Gajan. The surname is historically most prevalent in the Landes department.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɛ.jɑ̃/ ~ /ɡe.jɑ̃/
Proper noun
Gayan m or f
- Gajan (a village in Hautes-Pyrénées department, Occitania, France)
- Holonym: Hautes-Pyrénées
- Gayan: a surname from Occitan
Descendants
- English: Gayan