Goddard Forename

619,385th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Goddard 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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Goddard Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
491:7,398,71481,758
Zimbabwe
100%
441:350,54117,863
South Africa
100%
321:1,704,14553,740
Philippines
100%
131:8,154,575122,416
Nigeria
100%
111:16,142,215154,549
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
101:136,1428,486
England
100%
81:6,950,36556,418
Jamaica-61:480,53812,525
Uganda
100%
61:6,826,15353,479
Australia-61:2,276,27019,652
Papua New Guinea
100%
51:1,630,463100,826
Ghana-41:6,746,5548,075
Saint Lucia
100%
41:44,4543,465
Kenya-31:15,435,70351,312
India-21:607,438,9864,324,298
Canada-21:16,566,68686,787
Tanzania
100%
21:26,394,16073,301
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Malaysia
100%
11:30,449,940373,101
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Dominica-11:75,4711,341
Barbados-11:289,7893,893

Goddard (59,273) may also be a surname.

Goddard 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.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

In Ger., Gotthard, this English m. font-name (now unusual) and surname means ‘divine firmness’.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

A Teutonic name, meaning: Divinely resolute: pious: virtuous: heart of God.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Goddard Forename Popularity

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ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Goddar926/
Godhard86144/
Goudard8627/
Goodard865/
Oddgard863/
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Ngodard861/
Godar83783/
Odard8346/
Goedhard801/
Ghoudard801/
Gouddord801/
Gooddhar801/
Goddaert801/
Godgaurd801/
Godhards801/
Godhardt801/
Gohdar77254/
Gaddar77161/
Ghodar77144/
Godhar77144/
Godart7782/
Gedard7734/
Goudar7730/
Goodar7718/
Godarz7716/
Godare7711/
Goderd7710/
Godarh779/
Gudard774/
Godair774/
Odgard773/
Godear772/
Godarr772/
Godayr771/
Godatr771/
Addard771/
Oddart771/
Ngodar771/
Goodarz717,618/
Ghaddar71393/
Gaudard71141/
Goudarz7140/
Ghodhar7131/
Goodear7117/
Godhare719/
Godhart718/
Goddert716/
Haddard715/
Godarte714/
Godarth713/
Gaddhar713/
Gedeard712/
Goudare712/
Godahar712/
Houdard712/
Goodart711/
Gauddar711/
Odgaard711/
Gudaurd711/
Guhdard711/
Gohdarz711/
Goedart711/
Gotdhar711/
Goudhar711/
Goudaar711/
Ghodart711/
Gadar67741/
Godheart67222/
Godor6734/
Adard6720/
Odart678/
Goedhart677/
Ghodahar674/
Goodhart673/
Gouddour671/
Gahaddar671/
Godahare671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Goddard