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Goddard
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English
Etymology
As an English surname of en nrf - origin, name of a 10th-11th-century German saint, from en goh got God + goh harti harti,herti hard, strong. Brought to England by Normans. Compare en Gothard, en Godard.
As a en fr - surname, variant of en Gaudet.
Proper noun
en male Germanic languages.
en patronymics.
en place c/USA:
en city co/Sedgwick County s/Kansas.
en unincorporated community co/Fleming County s/Kentucky.
en unincorporated community co/Prince George's County s/Maryland, named after Robert H. Goddard.
Usage notes
The given name is rare today, and usually transferred back from the surname.
Translations
male given name
German: de Gotthard
Latvian: lv Gatis
Spanish: es Godardo
surname
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 戈達德 Gēdádé from English
German: de Gotthardt