Godard Forename
Approximately 1,884 people bear this name
Godard Forename Definition:
A male name. Old German Godehard (mod German Gotthard), compound of Guda god’ and hardu ‘hard’. Introduced into England at the Conquest in the Norman form Godard, it was common in the Middle Ages and survived in use until the 17th C. It is now used only as a surname.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 100% | 1,479 | 1:49,917 | 3,241 |
| Uganda | 100% | 162 | 1:252,820 | 7,872 |
| Philippines | 100% | 56 | 1:1,893,026 | 42,793 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 48 | 1:352,127 | 10,231 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 24 | 1:900,438 | 24,542 |
| Zimbabwe | 90% | 23 | 1:670,601 | 27,250 |
| United States | 100% | 16 | 1:22,658,561 | 177,713 |
| Thailand | 63% | 13 | 1:5,389,678 | 96,686 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 9 | 1:5,865,369 | 30,875 |
| Germany | 100% | 7 | 1:13,811,125 | 41,547 |
| Slovakia | 100% | 7 | 1:758,580 | 3,008 |
| Brazil | 100% | 6 | 1:35,706,026 | 284,222 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 5 | 1:1,630,463 | 100,826 |
| Congo | 100% | 5 | 1:1,001,841 | 16,039 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 5 | 1:1,642,699 | 15,939 |
| Benin | - | 2 | 1:5,287,922 | 61,990 |
| Peru | 100% | 2 | 1:15,895,727 | 74,652 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 2 | 1:88,908 | 5,280 |
| South Africa | 100% | 1 | 1:54,532,649 | 471,300 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Canada | - | 1 | 1:33,133,372 | 113,810 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Sweden | 100% | 1 | 1:9,857,907 | 78,968 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Italy | 100% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
Godard (22,863) may also be a surname.
Godard Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Old German Godehard (mod German Gotthard), compound of Guda god’ and hardu ‘hard’. Introduced into England at the Conquest in the Norman form Godard, it was common in the Middle Ages and survived in use until the 17th C. It is now used only as a surname.
Godard Curia Regis Rolls 1200, Hundred Rolls 1273.
Same as the Alemannic name Gothart; from cuat-hart, very good.
Teutonic (masculine) - Heavenly disposition.
Godard Forename Popularity
Godard Demographics
Average Godard Salary in
United States
$57,139 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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