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English
Etymology
Reduced form of Gurganus.
Proper noun
Ganus (plural Ganuses)
- A surname.
Statistics
- 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.
Further reading
Anagrams
- Agnus, Gansu, sunga, guans, Aungs, Sangu, ungas, Angus, gusan, sugan, Śuṅga, Sunga, angus, saung, Sagun, Guans, gunas
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γάνος (Gános).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ganus f sg (genitive Ganī); second declension
- A mountain fortress or town of Thrace
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
References
- 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