Ganser

See also: ganser

English

Etymology

From the German surname for a breeder of geese, from Gans (“goose”).

Proper noun

Ganser (plural Gansers)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ganser is the 24124^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1043 individuals. Ganser is most common among White (96.36%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Garnes, serang, rengas, arengs, ranges, Agners, Serang, Angers, snarge, resang, granes, Sanger, sanger, angers

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡanzɐ/

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• Hyphenation: Gan‧ser

Etymology 1

From Middle High German ganser, alteration (after Gans) of ganzer, itself an extended form of ganze, from Old High German ganzo, ganazzo, from Proto-Germanic *ganutô.

Noun

Ganser m (strong, genitive Gansers, plural Ganser)

1. (Austria, sometimes Southern Germany) Alternative form of Ganter (“gander, male goose”)

Declension

Declension of Ganser [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Ganser	die	Ganser
genitive	eines	des	Gansers	der	Ganser
dative	einem	dem	Ganser	den	Gansern
accusative	einen	den	Ganser	die	Ganser

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Ganser m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Gansers or (with an article) Ganser, plural Gansers or Ganser)

1. a surname