Goodstein

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proper noun

A surname from German.

UncommonScrabble 11

Meanings

proper nounGoodstein (plural Goodsteins)

plural Goodsteins

  1. A surname from German.

    Firefighters from multiple fire departments responded to the fire at Edisto Beach in Colleton County on Saturday afternoon. The house is owned by Judge Diane Goodstein and her husband, former state Sen. Arnold Goodstein.

    2025 October 6, Cindy Von Quednow, “South Carolina authorities are investigating a fire that engulfed the home of state circuit court judge”, in CNN, archived from the original on 07 Oct 2025

Origin

  1. GermanGutstein
  2. EnglishGoodstein

Partial translation of German Gutstein, a Jewish Ashkenazi surname.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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