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Godbout

Godbout proper noun: a surname from French.

Proper noun

Godbout (countable and uncountable, plural Godbouts)

  1. A surname from French.
  2. A village in Manicouagan county, Côte-Nord region, Quebec province, Canada, on the Godbout River.
  3. A river in Côte-Nord, Quebec, Canada; in full, Godbout River.

Forms of Godbout

pluralGodbouts
alternative formGodebout
alternative formGodeboust

Origin of Godbout

From French Godbout. The river and village are named after early local settler Nicolas Godeboust. The village and river were earlier spelled as "Godebout" before migrating to the current North American standard spelling of the surname "Godbout" for this term that is still "Godebout" in Europe.

Words formed from Godbout

  • Godbout River

Questions about Godbout

What does Godbout mean?
Godbout means a surname from French.
What part of speech is Godbout?
Godbout is a proper noun.

Words near Godbout in the dictionary

  1. Godbless
  2. Godbold
  3. Godbolds
  4. Godbolt
  5. Godbolts
  6. Godbout
  7. Godbouts
  8. godbridge
  9. godbridged
  10. godbridger
  11. godbridgers

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