Hospod

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Submitted Name

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Type Surname (from occupation & from location)
Usage Polish, Sorbian
Edit Status Statusnot set
Contributor Contrib.anonymous on 11/4/2016
Last Editor Editortfxh5 on 11/4/2016  [revision history]

Meaning & History

From the Proto-Slavic gospod, meaning "lord, or host." Variant of the Old Polish gospodzin, meaning "landlord." It also may be a geographic surname from the village of Kospoda, of the same etymological origin, near the border of the former Kingdoms of Saxony and Bohemia.