Etymology

goes

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Dutch Goes ← Portuguese Goes
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  1. Portuguese · borrowed fromGoes
  2. Dutch · borrowed fromGoes
  3. English todayGoes

Two possible origins: * Borrowed from Dutch Goes, a habitational surname from a city in the province of Zeeland. * Borrowed from Portuguese Goes, a habitational surname from any of several places called Góis.

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