The first name Goddard
A boy’s name from German meaning “god”, “hard”, “strong”.
2 syllables Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
German origin
Goddard means “god”, “hard”, “strong” in German.
* As an English surname of Norman origin, name of a 10th-11th-century German saint, from Old High German got (“God”) + harti,herti (“hard, strong”). Brought to England by Normans. Compare Gothard, Godard. * As a French surname, variant of Gaudet.
More names that mean god, strong.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Goddard in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Gotthard
German, also Gotthardt
Gatis
Latvian
Godardo
Spanish
戈達德 /戈达德
Gēdádé
Chinese
Famous people named Goddard
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Georgiana Goddard KingArt historian, 1871–1939
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Questions
- What does the name Goddard mean?
- Goddard means “god”, “hard”, “strong” in German.
- What is the origin of the name Goddard?
- * As an English surname of Norman origin, name of a 10th-11th-century German saint, from Old High German got (“God”) + harti,herti (“hard, strong”). Brought to England by Normans. Compare Gothard, Godard. * As a French surname, variant of Gaudet.
- Is Goddard also a surname?
- Yes. Goddard is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.