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Golden EnglishFrom the English word
golden, likely a nickname for someone with blonde hair.
Goldenberg JewishOrnamental name from a compound of German
golden literally meaning "golden" and
berg meaning "mountain, hill".
Goldfeder JewishOrnamental name composed of Old High German
gold literally meaning "gold" and
feder meaning "feather pen".
Goldfinger JewishOrnamental name composed of Old High German
gold literally "gold" and
finger "finger". It may perhaps also be a nickname for someone who wore a prominent gold ring on their finger.
Goldmann German, Jewishoccupational name for someone who worked with gold denoting anything from a gold-miner to a maker of gold jewelry or a gilder (someone skilled in decorating surfaces with a very thin layer of gold leaf)... [
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Goldring ScottishScottish: habitational name from Goldring in the bailiary of Kylestewart.
Goldsmith EnglishOccupational name for a worker in gold, a compound of Old English
gold "gold" and
smið "smith". In North America it is very often an English translation of German or Jewish
Goldschmidt.
Goldstern Yiddish (Germanized, Rare)It is a Jewish surname that means (Gold Star), which in Hebrew is כוכב המלך דוד the star of King David. This surname has its origins in Hungary, Austria and Germany, this surname was bought by the Jews who worked as sellers of gold, diamonds, emeralds and jewels... [
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Goldthwaite EnglishPossibly derived from Guilthwaite in South Yorkshire, which is named from Old Norse
gil meaning "ravine" and
þveit meaning "clearing". However, the modern surname is associated with Essex, suggesting some other source, now lost.
Goldwater German (Anglicized), Jewish (Anglicized)This name is an Anglicized form of the German or Ashkenazic ornamental surname 'Goldwasser', or 'Goldvasser'. The name derives from the German or Yiddish gold', gold, with 'wasser', water, and is one of the very many such compound ornamental names formed with 'gold', such as 'Goldbaum', golden tree, 'Goldbert', golden hill, 'Goldkind', golden child, 'Goldrosen', golden roses, and 'Goldstern', golden star.
Goldwyn English, JewishDerived from the Old English given name
Goldwine, composed of the elements
gold meaning "gold" and
win meaning "friend".
Golomb JewishOrnamental name from Polish
golab "dove" (from Latin
columba "dove").
Golovin m RussianFrom Russian голова
(golova) meaning "head, chief", probably used as a nickname for the head of a household or village.
Gołyński PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Gołyń.
Gombert French, GermanFrench and German: from
Gundbert, a Germanic personal name composed of the elements gund ‘battle’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’... [
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Gonda JapaneseFrom Japanese 権
(gon) meaning "right" and 田
(Ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Gonella ItalianMeans "short skirt," in Italian, as in a piece of armor.
Gong ChineseFrom Chinese 龚
(gōng) referring to the ancient state of Gong (written as 共), which existed during the Shang dynasty possibly in what is now Henan province. This name was adopted in place of 共 by future descendants to flee persecution.
Gong ChineseFrom Chinese 恭
(gōng) referring to the ancient state of Gong, which existed in what is now Gansu province.
Gongora BasqueFrom the name of a town in Navarre, Spain, derived from Basque
goien "highest, supreme; apex, peak" and
gora "up, upwards, above, high".
Gongye m ChineseMeans Industry, Male Smelter, or Blacksmith in Chinese.
Goñi Basque, SpanishFrom the name of a town and municipality in Navarre, Spain, probably derived from Basque
goien "highest point, apex, peak".
Gonnaimueang ThaiEnd with the word "ในเมือง"(nai - mueang), which is the name of a sub-district in the northeastern region of Thailand.
Gonnynge English (Rare)A variant of the given name Gunwyn, which is derived from the Old English word
gundwein, meaning "battle friend".
Gonze FrenchMy family surname originated in southern French-speaking Belgium. There is a tiny village called Gonzeville in northern France near the Belgian border which you can find on Wikipedia. Many surnames from French speaking Belgium have 5 or 6 letters and end in -ze, such as Gonze and Meeze... [
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Goodall EnglishHabitational name from Gowdall in East Yorkshire, named from Old English
golde "marigold" and Old English
halh "nook, recess".
Goodall EnglishFrom Middle English
gode "good" and
ale "ale, malt liquor", hence a metonymic occupational name for a brewer or an innkeeper.
Goodchild EnglishNickname derived from Middle English
god "good" and
cild "child". In some cases, it might have instead derived from
godchild and been a nickname for someone who was the godchild of a prominent member of the community.
Goodenough EnglishFrom a medieval nickname probably applied either to someone of average abilities or to an easily satisfied person; also, perhaps from a medieval nickname meaning "good servant".
Gooderham DanishIt is derived from a personal name, originally "
Gudormr", which has the rather unusual translation of "battle-snake".
Goodfellow EnglishGenerally explained as a nickname meaning 'good fellow' or 'good companion'.
Goodfriend EnglishNickname 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".
Goodliffe EnglishDerived from the Middle English feminine given name
Godlieve, composed of the Germanic elements
god meaning "good" or
gud meaning "god", and
liub meaning "dear, beloved".
Goodloe EnglishGoodloe traces back to the English
Gidlow. The first recorded use of the name is from 1291; Robert de Gidlow was a freeholder in Aspull, Lancanshire, United Kingdom and the name occurs frequently down to the 17th century... [
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Goodluck EnglishEarly Anglo Saxon name from 6-7th century. Derived from Guolac,meaning battle play.
Goodrich EnglishDerived from the Middle English given name
Goderiche (itself derived from the Anglo-Saxon given name
Godric), composed of Old English
god meaning "good" and
ric meaning "ruler, mighty, god's ruler, power"... [
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Goodson EnglishNickname for a dutiful son, from Middle English
gode ‘good’ +
sone ‘son’.
Goodwill EnglishNickname for a friendly or amiable person; from Middle English
god(e),
gud(e) goud(e), meaning "good" and
wil(le), meaning "will, volition".
Goody Medieval EnglishFrom Middle English
god dai ‘good day’, possibly applied as a nickname for someone who frequently used this greeting.... [
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Goodyear EnglishProbably a nickname from Middle English expression
gode ‘good’ (Old English gōd) +
year,
yere ‘year’ commonly used as an intensifier in questions e.g. ‘What the good year?’... [
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Goos German, Flemish, DutchEither a metonymic occupational name for a breeder or keeper of geese, from Middle Low German
gōs and Middle Dutch
goes "goose", or a short form of an Old German personal name containing
Gote "Goth" or
got "god", particularly
Goswin or
Gozewijn (a compound name with the second element
wini "friend").
Goose English, NormanOccupational name for a goose-herd (a person who tends to geese) or a medieval nickname for a person who resembled a goose in some way. It could also be a English (of Norman French origins) cognate of
Gosse.
Góra PolishA Polish and Jewish name that means; ‘mountain’, ‘hill’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived on a hillside or in a mountainous district, or perhaps a nickname for a large person
Gorbachev RussianFrom Russian горбач
(gorbach) meaning "hunchback, humpback". A notable bearer is Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-), a former Soviet politician.
Goren JewishJewish (Ashkenazic) altered form of
Horn (5), under Russian influence; since Russian has no
h and alters
h in borrowed words to
g. In Israel the name has been reinterpreted by folk etymology as being from Hebrew
goren 'threshing floor', which is in fact etymologically and semantically unrelated.
Gorets RussianDerived from Russian горец
(gorets) meaning "highlander".
Gorga ItalianTopographic name from Sicilian gorga, Catalan gorg(a) ‘place where water collects’, ‘mill pond’, ‘gorge’.
Gorham EnglishA name originating from Kent, England believed to come from the elements
gara and
ham meaning "from a triangular shaped homestead." Compare
Gore.
Görlitz GermanThe name of a small town in Saxony. Derived from old Sorbian word "Zgorelc" meaning "settlement on a burned-out forest."
Gormley Irish (Anglicized)Anglicised form of
Ó Gormghaile meaning "descendant of Gormghal," Gormghal, a personal name, being derived from
gorm meaning "noble, (dark) blue" and
gal meaning "valour, ardour."
Gorokhov m RussianProbably derived from гороховый (gorokhoviy), meaning pea.
Gorringe EnglishDerived from the name of the village of Goring-by-the-Sea in Sussex
Gorriti BasqueFrom the name of a town in Navarre, Spain, probably derived from Basque
gorri meaning "red" or "bare, stripped".
Gorsuch EnglishHabitational name from the hamlet of Gorsuch, Lancashire, earlier Gosefordsich, derived from Old English
gosford meaning "goose ford" and
sic meaning "small stream".
Gorter DutchOccupational name for someone who brewed beer or supplied ingredients for doing so, derived from either Dutch
gruit, an herbal mixture used to flavour beer, or from the related word
gort (also
grut) "groat, grit, husked barley, pearl barley".
Goryaynov m RussianDerived from горяй (goryay), the command form of горить (gorit'), which means "to burn".
Goscinny PolishDerived from Polish adjective
gościnny from word
gość meaning 'guest'.
Gosden EnglishFrom the name of a lost place in the village and civil parish of Slaugham in West Sussex, England, derived from Old English
gos meaning "goose" and
denn meaning "woodland pasture".
Goshawk EnglishProbably referring to a breeder of Eagle-Owls or an eagle-tamer. Shares its name with the Wizarding World author, Miranda Goshawk.
Goss EnglishDerived from the Old English word
gos meaning "goose."
Goswami Indian, Bengali, Hindi, AssameseDerived from Sanskrit गोस्वामिन्
(gosvamin) meaning "religious mendicant" (literally "owner of cows" or "lord of cows"), from गो
(go) meaning "cow" and स्वामिन्
(svamin) meaning "owner, lord, master".
Gotham EnglishEnglish: habitational name from Gotham in Nottinghamshire, so named from Old English
gat ‘goat’ +
ham ‘homestead’ or
hamm ‘water meadow’.
Gotō JapaneseFrom Japanese 後
(go) meaning "behind, back" and 藤
(tō) meaning "wisteria".
Gottstein GermanTopographic name from a field name meaning literally "God's rock" derived from the elements
got "god" and
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Götz GermanOriginally a hypocorism of
Gottfried, which is derived from an Old High German given name. Variants include the surnames
Getz and
Goetz, as well as the given name
Götz.
Gou ChineseFrom Chinese 苟
(gǒu) meaning "careless, casual, indifferent".
Goud Dutch, AfrikaansMeans "gold" in Dutch, an occupational name for a goldsmith, or possibly a nickname for a person with blonde hair. It could also be a variant form of
Gott.
Gouda DutchDerived from the name of the city of Gouda in the Netherlands.