Gooderham

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Old Norse.

Word forms

Gooderham Gooderhams

Etymology

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.

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