"Gage" meaning in English

See Gage in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ɡeɪd͡ʒ/ Forms: Gages [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪdʒ Etymology: An occupational surname from Middle English gage, guage (“measure”) for an assayer, or gage (“pledge”) for a moneylender. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|gage|gage, guage|measure}} Middle English gage, guage (“measure”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Gages}} Gage (countable and uncountable, plural Gages)
  1. A surname originating as an occupation. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Gage-en-name-Ng4uA~tx Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Gage-en-name-dckRnzkL Categories (other): English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 2 26 29 15 15 7 7
  3. A female given name. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Gage-en-name-b1svBRzJ Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English unisex given names Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 2 26 29 15 15 7 7
  4. A place in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Ballard County, Kentucky.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Kentucky, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Kentucky, USA
    Sense id: en-Gage-en-name-tbXGPVul Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English unisex given names, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 4 1 37 36 9 9 Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 2 26 29 15 15 7 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 4 3 33 32 12 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 2 37 36 9 10
  5. A place in the United States:
    A ghost town in Luna County, New Mexico.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Ghost towns in New Mexico, USA, Ghost towns in the United States, Places in New Mexico, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Gage-en-name-qc6W5uVu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English unisex given names, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 4 1 37 36 9 9 Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 2 26 29 15 15 7 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 4 3 33 32 12 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 2 37 36 9 10
  6. A place in the United States:
    A town in Ellis County, Oklahoma, named after Lyman J. Gage.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Oklahoma, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Oklahoma, USA, Towns in the United States Derived forms: Gage County
    Sense id: en-Gage-en-name-~QaDStHj Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 4 3 33 32 12 12
  7. A place in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in West Virginia, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in West Virginia, USA
    Sense id: en-Gage-en-name-gF9Vamum Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 4 3 33 32 12 12

Inflected forms

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