Goede

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginLower Sorbian Goda ← Proto-Slavic *goditi →
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Meanings

proper nounGoede (plural Goedes)

plural Goedes

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-Slavic*goditi“to please”
  2. Lower SorbianGoda
  3. EnglishGoede

* As a Dutch and north German surname, from personal names formed from the morphemes goed (“good”) and god (“god”), similar to the first element of Gottfried. * Also as a German surname, from the city Göda in Bautzen. * Also as a German surname, Germanized from Lower Sorbian Goda, a short form of the old Slavic name Godislav, comprised of Proto-Slavic *goditi (“to please”) + *slava (“fame”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

geodeogeedGedeoDoegeegoed
Cite this entry
APA

Goede. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Goede

MLA

“Goede.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Goede. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Goede,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Goede.

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