Goddard
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
- As an English surname of Norman origin, name of a 10th-11th-century German saint, from Old High German got (“God”) + harti,herti (“hard, strong”). Brought to England by Normans. Compare Gothard, Godard.
- As a French surname, variant of Gaudet.
Proper noun[edit]
Goddard
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- A place in the United States:
- A city in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in Fleming County, Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in Prince George's County, Maryland, named after Robert H. Goddard.
Usage notes[edit]
- The given name is rare today, and usually transferred back from the surname.
Translations[edit]
Categories:
- English terms derived from Norman
- English terms derived from Old High German
- English terms derived from French
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English given names
- English male given names
- English male given names from Germanic languages
- English surnames
- English surnames from patronymics
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Cities in Kansas, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:Places in Kansas, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Kentucky, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in Kentucky, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Maryland, USA
- en:Places in Maryland, USA