Gatt

English

Etymology

Various origins:

• A variant of Galt, a Scottish surname.
• Borrowed from South German Gatt, a short form of a personal name containing Middle High German gate (“companion”); compare modern German Gatte (“husband”).
• Borrowed from Maltese Gatt, which could derive from Italian gatto (“cat”) or be a short form of the personal name Agatha.

Proper noun

Gatt (plural Gatts)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gatt is the 40494^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 540 individuals. Gatt is most common among White (91.11%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gatt”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 21.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡat/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle Low German gat, from Proto-Germanic *gatą. Cognate with Dutch gat, English gate. Doublet of Gate.

Noun

Gatt n (mixed or strong, genitive Gattes or Gatts, plural Gatten or Gatts)

1. (nautical) eyelet; hole for a rope or hook

   Synonyms: Öse, Öhr, Loch

Declension

Declension of Gatt [neuter, mixed // strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Gatt	die	Gatten, Gatts
genitive	eines	des	Gattes, Gatts	der	Gatten, Gatts
dative	einem	dem	Gatt, Gatte1	den	Gatten, Gatts
accusative	ein	das	Gatt	die	Gatten, Gatts

¹Now rare, see notes.

Alternative forms

• Gat (discouraged)

Derived terms

• Speigatt

Related terms

• Gasse
• Gate

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Gatt n (proper noun, strong, genitive Gatts)

1. Alternative spelling of GATT

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle Low German gat meaning hole, cognate with English gatei. Originally meant "hole in a wall".

Noun

Gatt m (plural Gatten)

1. arsehole (anus)

Maltese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Gatt

1. a surname