Godiva Forename
Approximately 349 people bear this name
Godiva Forename Definition:
A female name. Old English Godgifu, compound of God and gifu ‘a gift’. Godeva is the name of a tenant in Domesday Book, and Godefe remained in common use until the 13th or 14th C, giving rise to the surname Goodeve. The most famous bearer of the name was Godgifu (fl.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 100% | 104 | 1:2,059,963 | 42,972 |
| Philippines | 98% | 50 | 1:2,120,190 | 46,541 |
| United States | 100% | 50 | 1:7,250,740 | 80,620 |
| Nigeria | 53% | 37 | 1:4,799,037 | 71,690 |
| Uganda | 100% | 27 | 1:1,516,923 | 22,266 |
| Germany | 100% | 15 | 1:6,445,192 | 24,261 |
| South Africa | 86% | 14 | 1:3,895,189 | 90,619 |
| England | 100% | 8 | 1:6,950,365 | 56,418 |
| Chile | 100% | 5 | 1:3,521,442 | 19,163 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Peru | 100% | 4 | 1:7,947,864 | 48,688 |
| Ecuador | - | 3 | 1:5,908,973 | 18,111 |
| Mexico | 100% | 3 | 1:41,381,476 | 74,307 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| India | 100% | 2 | 1:607,438,986 | 4,324,298 |
| Switzerland | - | 2 | 1:4,106,748 | 25,883 |
| Venezuela | - | 2 | 1:15,100,946 | 147,145 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Kenya | 100% | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Italy | 100% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Croatia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,217,076 | 20,943 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
The alternate forms: Gódiva (1) are calculated separately.
Godiva (35) may also be a surname.
Godiva Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A female name. Old English Godgifu, compound of God and gifu ‘a gift’. Godeva is the name of a tenant in Domesday Book, and Godefe remained in common use until the 13th or 14th C, giving rise to the surname Goodeve. The most famous bearer of the name was Godgifu (fl. 1040-80), latinized as Godiva, wife of Leofric of Mercia, who founded several monasteries and is the heroine of the well- known Coventry legend.
Godeva Domesday Book 1086. Godiva Curia Regis Rolls 1200. Godefe Hundred Rolls 1273. Goodife Church Registers of St. James’s, Clerkenwell, 1551-1754 1606.
A female name. Old English Godgifu, compound of God and gifu ‘a gift’. Godeva is the name of a tenant in Domesday Book, and Godefe remained in common use until the 13th or 14th C, giving rise to the surname Goodeve. The most famous bearer of the name was Godgifu (fl. 1040-80), latinized as Godiva, wife of Leofric of Mercia, who founded several monasteries and is the heroine of the well- known Coventry legend.
Godeva Domesday Book 1086. Godiva Curia Regis Rolls 1200. Godefe Hundred Rolls 1273. Goodife Church Registers of St. James’s, Clerkenwell, 1551-1754 1606.
A Teutonic name, meaning: Divine gift.
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Godiva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Godiva in the Russian language | ||
| Годива | godiva | - |
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