English Explanatory Dictionary

Goddard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Goddard

Etymology

* 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.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 戈達德 /戈达德 German: Gotthardt
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