gooding

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proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

gooding1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of good

Gooding2

proper nounGooding (plural Goodings)

plural Goodings · alternative Godding · alternative Goding · alternative Goodinge · alternative Goodings

  1. A surname.
proper noun

alternative Godding · alternative Goding · alternative Goodinge · alternative Goodings

  1. An unincorporated community in Boulder County, Colorado, United States.
  2. A city, the county seat of Gooding County, Idaho, United States.

Origin

From the Old English hypocorism Gōding, from gōd (“god”) + -ing (“diminutive suffix”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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