Gratz
See also: gratz
English
Etymology
German surname, from the city Graz in Austria. Also from a personal name from Old High German gratag (“greedy”), which could ultimately be from Proto-West Germanic *gernō; see Dutch gretig (“eager”). Also shortened from Pankratz.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gratz”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 77.
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