Grau

See also: grau, grâu, and graŭ

English

Etymology

• 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”).

Proper noun

Grau (plural Graus)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• 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.

Further reading

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

Asturian

Proper noun

Grau m

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

Related terms

• moscón

Catalan

Etymology 1

From a contraction of Guerau.

Proper noun

Grau m or f by sense

1. a patronymic surname

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

Grau m or f by sense

1. a topographic surname

East Central German

Etymology

Compare German Grauen.

Noun

Grau n

1. (Erzgebirgisch) horror

   Dos is e Grau.

   That's a horror.

Related terms

• grauerlich

Further reading

• 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎^[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 53:

German

Etymology

From the adjective grau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁaʊ̯/

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• Hyphenation: Grau
• Rhymes: -aʊ̯

Noun

Grau n (strong, genitive Graus, no plural)

1. grey (color)

Declension

Declension of Grau [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Grau
genitive	eines	des	Graus
dative	einem	dem	Grau
accusative	ein	das	Grau

Hyponyms

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

See also

Colors in German · Farben (layout · text)

Weiß	Grau	Schwarz
Rot (Purpur)	Orange; Braun	Gelb; Creme, Ocker
Grün (Hellgrün, Neongrün)	Grün (Dunkelgrün)
Türkis (Cyan, Meeresgrün)	Blau (Hellblau, Azurblau)	Blau (Dunkelblau)
Lila, Violett (Blasslila, Altrosa)	Lila, Violett (Magenta, Purpur)	Rosa; Pink

Further reading

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

Hunsrik

Etymology

From the adjective grau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kraʊ̯/

Noun

Grau n (plural Graue)

1. The color grey, gray

   Die Katze hod Grau gern.

   The cats like gray.

See also

Colors in Hunsrik · Forrve (layout · text)

Weis	Grau	Schwarz
Rod	Ranschegelleb; Braun	Gelleb, Geel
Grien (Hellgrien), (Neongrien)	Grien (Dunkelgrien)	Menz
Meergrien	Blau (Hellblau)	Blau (Dunkelblau)
Feilche	Rosch, Lila	Roserod

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Spanish

Proper noun

Grau ?

1. A province of Apurímac, Peru