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Type Surname (from occupation)
Pronounced Pron. /xɔs.ˈpɔ.d/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From the Proto-Slavic gospodь, meaning "lord" or "host." Variant of the Old Polish gospodzin, meaning "landlord."

"Gospodь" further derives from the Proto-Indo-European gʰóstipotis, a compound of gʰóstis, "guest;" "stranger;" "host" and pótis, "master;" "ruler;" "husband," essentially yielding a meaning of "guest master."
Added 11/4/2016 by anonymous
Edited 8/25/2024 by tfxh5