# Grau
## English
### Etymology

* As a German surname, borrowed from German Grau, a nickname for someone with grey hair or beard.
* As a Catalan and southern French surname, from Occitan and Catalan Grau, a topographic surname from grau (“degree, level”).
* Also as a Catalan surname, reduced from the personal name Guerau; see Gerald.
* As a French surname, from Old French grau (“kind of fork”), from Frankish/Germanic, probably related to Old Norse grein (“fork, branch”).

### Proper noun

Grau (plural Graus)
* A surname.

#### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Grau is the 6353rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5365 individuals. Grau is most common among White (72.25%) and Hispanic/Latino (15.3%) individuals.

### Further reading

* Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Grau”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 78.

## Asturian
### Proper noun

Grau m
* Grado (a municipality of Asturias, in northwestern Spain)

#### Related terms

* moscón

## Catalan
### Etymology 1

From a contraction of Guerau.

#### Proper noun

Grau m or f by sense
* a patronymic surname

### Etymology 2

From grau (“inlet; landing”), from Latin gradus.

#### Proper noun

Grau m or f by sense
* a topographic surname

## East Central German
### Etymology

Compare German Grauen.

### Noun

Grau n
* (Erzgebirgisch) horror
    Dos is e Grau.That's a horror.

#### Related terms

* grauerlich

### Further reading

* 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 53:

## German
### Etymology

From the adjective grau.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡʁaʊ̯/
* Audio:(file)
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Grau
* Rhymes: -aʊ̯

### Noun

Grau n (strong, genitive Graus, no plural)
* grey (color)

#### Hyponyms

* Hellgrau
* Dunkelgrau
* Aschgrau
* Mausgrau
* Maulwurfgrau
* Schiefergrau

### See also

Colors in German · Farben (layout · text) :
| Weiß | Grau | Schwarz |
| Rot (Purpur) | Orange; Braun | Gelb; Creme, Ocker |
| Grün (Hellgrün, Neongrün) | Grün (Dunkelgrün) | |
| Türkis (Cyan, Meeresgrün) | Blau (Hellblau, Azurblau) | Blau (Dunkelblau) |
| Lila, Violett (Blasslila, Altrosa) | Lila, Violett (Magenta, Purpur) | Rosa; Pink |

### Further reading

* “Grau” in Duden online
* “Grau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Hunsrik
### Etymology

From the adjective grau.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kraʊ̯/

### Noun

Grau n (plural Graue)
* The color grey, gray
    Die Katze hod Grau gern.The cats like gray.

### See also

Colors in Hunsrik · Forrve (layout · text) :
| Weis | Grau | Schwarz |
| Rod | Ranschegelleb; Braun | Gelleb, Geel |
| Grien (Hellgrien), (Neongrien) | Grien (Dunkelgrien) | Menz |
| Meergrien | Blau (Hellblau) | Blau (Dunkelblau) |
| Feilche | Rosch, Lila | Roserod |

### Further reading

* Online Hunsrik Dictionary

## Spanish
### Proper noun

Grau ?
* A province of Apurímac, Peru