Gau

Gau may refer to:

  • Gau, a Cantonese vulgar word
  • GAU, the University of Göttingen (German: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen)
  • Gau (country subdivision), German term for a shire (regional administration)
  • Gau (grape), another name for the French wine grape Gouais blanc
  • Gau, a character in Final Fantasy VI
  • Gau Meguro, a character in the manga Nabari no Ou
  • Gau Island, an island in Fiji
  • Gau Mata, a sacred cow in Hinduism
  • General Assistance Unemployable a Washington State unemployment program
  • Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati, Assam, India (IATA code GAU)
  • Saint Gaugericus (Gau, Géry)
  • Gäu District, district of Solothurn, Switzerland
  • Girne American University, a university in Northern Cyprus
  • Gun, aircraft unit, a series of US aircraft guns:
    • Minigun, also known as GAU-2/a or GAU-17/A
    • M61 Vulcan, also known as GAU-4/A
    • GAU-7 cannon
    • GAU-8 Avenger
    • M2 Browning machine gun, different versions known as GAU-10/A, GAU-15/A, GAU-16/A, GAU-18/A or GAU-21/A
    • GAU-12 Equalizer
    • GAU-13
    • GAU-19
  • GAU, Größter Anzunehmender Unfall ("maximum credible accident"), German term used for nuclear accidents at approximately level 4 on the International Nuclear Event Scale, accidents that reactors are planned to withstands
    • Super-GAU, beyond design basis accidents, such as the Chernobyl and Fukushima-I disasters

People with the surname Gau:

  • Franz Christian Gau (born 1790), German architect and archæologist.
  • Andreas Gau (born 1800), German theologist.
  • Walter Gau (born 1956), Austrian politician.
  • Sebastian Gau (born 1983), German football player.