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Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. GUWD-frehnd  [key]

Meaning & History

Nickname for a reliable friend or neighbor, from Middle English gode meaning "good", and frend meaning "friend". It is an English translation and cognate of German Gutfreund, from Middle High German guot meaning "good" and vriunt meaning "friend".
Added 9/25/2019 by EncyclopediaBrown