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Re: What is the origin/meaning of my surname?
Closest thing I found was a French name, Goleret ...here's the translation of the French site:

Rare name carried to Savoy and in Isere. Obscure direction. It seems to have to be attached to gola (= mouth, gorges), but with which direction? Perhaps a toponym (small throat), perhaps also a flange (the mouth was also a collet of fur as former
French).
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I would like to know the orgin of the name Brittany? I know how certain names mean things like smart one or thankful one ,but what does my name mean? Do all names have a meaning?
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See http://www.behindthename.com/ for first names.
'Britain' probably derives from a word meaning 'painted', a reference to the original inhabitants' use of body paint and tattoos. It may also derive from the Celtic goddess Brigid. Britain, Breton and Bretagne are all related.
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Goulet also comes close...this derives from Latin 'gola' as well.
Two possibilities for this name:
1. The person was known as a glutton
2. He lived near a mountain gorge.
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