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Ganz

Ganz proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Ganz (plural Ganzes)

  1. A surname.
    • Earlier this year, the writer John Ganz argued that “Groyperism totally suffuses the cultural environment of the right.”2025 March 28, Charlie Warzel, quoting John Ganz, “The Gleeful Cruelty of the White House X Account”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 28 Mar 2025

Forms of Ganz

pluralGanzes

Origin of Ganz

* As a German and Alemannic German surname, from Gans (“goose”). * Also as a German surname, shortened from Ganso, derived from ganz (“whole”). * Also as a German surname, possibly altered from Hans with Russian influence. * As a Jewish surname, directly from German ganz (“whole”).

Phrases with Ganz

Words that rhyme with Ganz

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Questions about Ganz

What does Ganz mean?
Ganz means a surname.
What part of speech is Ganz?
Ganz is a proper noun.

Words near Ganz in the dictionary

  1. Ganymede
  2. Ganymedean
  3. Ganymedeans
  4. Ganymedes
  5. Ganymedian
  6. Ganz
  7. Ganz system
  8. ganza
  9. ganzas
  10. ganzee
  11. ganzees

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