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Goddard

Goddard proper noun: a male given name from the Germanic languages.

Proper noun

Goddard

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. A city in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
  4. An unincorporated community in Fleming County, Kentucky.
  5. An unincorporated community in Prince George's County, Maryland, named after Robert H. Goddard.

Origin of Goddard

* As an English surname of Norman origin, name of a 10th-11th-century German saint, from Old High German got (“God”) + harti,herti (“hard, strong”). Brought to England by Normans. Compare Gothard, Godard. * As a French surname, variant of Gaudet.

Questions about Goddard

What does Goddard mean?
Goddard means a male given name from the Germanic languages.
What part of speech is Goddard?
Goddard is a proper noun.

Words near Goddard in the dictionary

  1. goddamns
  2. goddams
  3. goddang
  4. goddanged
  5. goddangit
  6. Goddard
  7. Goddard-Thorn theorem
  8. goddarned
  9. goddarnit
  10. goddaughter
  11. goddaughters

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