Goddard

English

Etymology

Name of a 10th-11th-century German saint, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German got (“God”) + harti,herti (“hard, strong”). Brought to England by Normans.

Proper noun

Goddard

1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
2. A patronymic surname transferred from the given name

Usage notes

• The given name is rare today, and usually transferred back from the surname.

Translations

male given name

• German: Gotthard
• Latvian: Gatis
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• Spanish: Godardo

surname

• German: Gotthardt
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