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Goffman

Goffman proper noun: a surname from German.

Proper noun

Goffman (plural Goffmans)

  1. A surname from German.

Forms of Goffman

pluralGoffmans

Origin of Goffman

Variant of Hoffmann.

Words formed from Goffman

Questions about Goffman

What does Goffman mean?
Goffman means a surname from German.
What part of speech is Goffman?
Goffman is a proper noun.

Words near Goffman in the dictionary

  1. Goffin's corellas
  2. Goffinet
  3. Goffinets
  4. goffing
  5. goffins
  6. Goffman
  7. Goffmanian
  8. Goffmans
  9. Goffney
  10. Goffneys
  11. goffs

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