Grau

• 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”).

Grau (plural Graus)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Grau is the 6353^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5365 individuals. Grau is most common among White (72.25%) and Hispanic/Latino (15.3%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Grau”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 78.

Grau m

1. Grado (a municipality of Asturias, in northwestern Spain)

• moscón

From a contraction of Guerau.

Grau m or f by sense

1. a patronymic surname

From grau (“inlet; landing”), from Latin gradus.

Grau m or f by sense

1. a topographic surname

Compare German Grauen.

Grau n

1. (Erzgebirgisch) horror

   Dos is e Grau.

   That's a horror.

• grauerlich

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From the adjective grau.

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁaʊ̯/

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• Hyphenation: Grau
• Rhymes: -aʊ̯

Grau n (strong, genitive Graus, no plural)

1. grey (color)

• Hellgrau
• Dunkelgrau
• Aschgrau
• Mausgrau
• Maulwurfgrau
• Schiefergrau

• “Grau” in Duden online
• “Grau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

From the adjective grau.

• IPA^(key): /kraʊ̯/

Grau n (plural Graue)

1. The color grey, gray

   Die Katze hod Grau gern.

   The cats like gray.

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Grau ?

1. a province of Apurímac, Peru