Voogd

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Submitted Name

Type Surname (from occupation)

Usage Dutch

Pronounced Pron. FOOHD

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Meaning & History

Name for a bailiff, farm manager, or other personal with supervisory authority, Middle High German voget, Late Latin vocatus, from Latin advocatus, past participle of advocare ‘to call up (to help)’. Compare Vogt.