Gap

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 4 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Gap is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Korean given name569 records spelled Gap9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in South Korea

  Also written 갑호, 갑희, 가프, Kap-Ho, Garp

• a separate name308 records spelled Gap3 spellings in the group

  Also written Ğap

• a separate name145 records spelled Gap6 spellings in the group

  Also written แก๊พ, Kaep, Gâp, แกพ

49 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Gap is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In goh, manuscript spelling of gab, first/third-person singular past indicative of gëban

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Indonesian, beating, the sound of action by which someone or something is beaten

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In gmh, first/third-person singular preterite indicative of gëben

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Polish, gawker, gaper, mindless onlooker, rubbernecker

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• ISO 639-3 language code for Gal.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name●

• Gap Mangioneb. 1938USAmerican musician

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 24 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Gap?

Our records include 639,172 bearers of Gap across 5 countries — a sample of the full distribution.

In which country does Gap have the most bearers?

Gap is most frequently recorded in the United States, where it is most often spelled gap.

What does the name Gap mean?

Recorded meaning: An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.