"Gazza" meaning in All languages combined

See Gazza on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From Gareth (or any personal name starting Ga-) + -zza. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||zza}} + -zza Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Gazza
  1. The nickname of Paul Gascoigne, a former English footballer.
    Sense id: en-Gazza-en-name-3kyQxM~- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -zza, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Nicknames of individuals Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -zza: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 20 Disambiguation of Nicknames of individuals: 77 23
  2. A nickname of the given name Gareth or Gary.
    Sense id: en-Gazza-en-name-y0x1Gahu Categories (other): English diminutives of male given names Disambiguation of English diminutives of male given names: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Gaz
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