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Gooderham

Gooderham proper noun: a surname from Old Norse.

Proper noun

Gooderham (plural Gooderhams)

  1. A surname from Old Norse.

Forms of Gooderham

pluralGooderhams

Origin of Gooderham

From the Old Norse personal name Guðormr, which is composed by the elements guð (“god”) and ormr (“snake”). This patronymic surname has been altered by folk etymology as if it were a habitational surname.

Questions about Gooderham

What does Gooderham mean?
Gooderham means a surname from Old Norse.
What part of speech is Gooderham?
Gooderham is a proper noun.

Words near Gooderham in the dictionary

  1. Goodenough
  2. Goodenow
  3. Goodenows
  4. goodens
  5. gooder
  6. Gooderham
  7. Gooderhams
  8. Gooderick
  9. Gooderidge
  10. gooders
  11. Goodes

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