Gayan

See also: gayan

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Gayan, itself from Occitan Gajan.

Proper noun

Gayan

1. A village in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, France
2. A surname from Occitan.

Translations

a village in Hautes-Pyrénées, France

• French: Gayan (fr) m
• Occitan: Gajan m

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gayan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 24.
• Forebears

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan Gajan. The surname is historically most prevalent in the Landes department.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛ.jɑ̃/ ~ /ɡe.jɑ̃/

Proper noun

Gayan m or f

1. Gajan (a village in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, Occitanie, France)

   Holonym: Hautes-Pyrénées

2. Gayan: a surname from Occitan

Descendants

• English: Gayan

Further reading

• Forebears (French)
• filae.com
• Géoportail, Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière, 2019