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Gough

/ɡɑθ//ɡɒf/

Gough proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Gough (countable and uncountable, plural Goughs)

  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Burke County, Georgia, United States.

Forms of Gough

pluralGoughs

Origin of Gough

* As a Welsh surname, from coch (“red”). * As an Irish surname, reduced from McGough.

Words formed from Gough

Questions about Gough

What does Gough mean?
Gough means a surname.
What part of speech is Gough?
Gough is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Gough?
Gough is pronounced /ɡɒf/ (UK).

Words near Gough in the dictionary

  1. gouger
  2. Gougerot-Blum syndrome
  3. gougers
  4. gouges
  5. gouges out
  6. Gough
  7. Gough Island
  8. Goughs
  9. Goughs Bay
  10. gouging
  11. gouging out

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