Gaon may refer to:* One of the Geonim, that is to say the heads of the two major academies, at Pumbedita and Sura , and later in Baghdad, during the period 589-1040.... , means "genius"; plural Geonim
Geonim
Geonim were the presidents of the two great Talmudic Academies in Babylonia of Sura and Pumbedita, in Babylonia, and were the generally accepted spiritual leaders of the Jewish community world wide in the early medieval era, in contrast to the Resh Galuta who wielded secular authority over the Jews in Islamic lands....
The Assamese language word Gaon is used to define an area in Assam which is similar in meaning with the English word Village. Names of Assamese gaons usually ends with the following suffix term:... , in Hindi or Marathi or Assamese
Assamese
Assamese refers to "related/associated to or belonging to Assam or the people/culture of Assam". It could mean any of the following or more:* Assamese people... means a village
