Given name & surname
Götz
“God is peace”
In German use, Götz is an affectionate form of Godfrey. One German interpretation is “God is peace.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In German use, Götz is an affectionate form of Godfrey. One German interpretation is “God is peace.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In German use, Götz is an affectionate form of Godfrey. An origin associated with Godfrey is German.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In German use, Götz is used as an affectionate form of Gottfried.
The story
In German use, Götz is an affectionate form of Godfrey. The history of Godfrey gives this family its wider story. Godfrey was in use during the Middle Ages.
Explained through its name family
Götz’s family of names
Götz is an affectionate form of Godfrey. In German usage, Götz has a later derivative in GOATES. In German usage, Götz as a surname has a related form in Goehtz.
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Around the world
Götz has relatives in 3 languages.
25 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 25
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Godfreyfull form
- Gottfriedfull form
- Goetzckevariant · German
- Götzckevariant · German
- Götzkevariant · German
- Goetzkevariant · German
- Kötzvariant · German
- Kotzvariant · German
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- Gützvariant · German
- Gutzvariant · German
- Gözvariant · German
- Götzlvariant · German
- Götzgervariant · German
- Götzervariant · German
- Götzenvariant · German
- Götzelvariant · German
- Götzevariant · German
- Gotzvariant · German
- Gössvariant · German
- Gossvariant · German
- Göschvariant · German
- Goschvariant · German
- Gösvariant · German
- Gosvariant · German
- Goehtzvariant · German
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Götz
- Götz von BerlichingenGerman feudal knight and soldier of fortune (1480-1562)
- Götz GeorgeGerman actor (1938–2016)
- Gershon KingsleyAmerican composer and musician (1922–2019)
- Götz OttoGerman actorborn 1967
- Götz AlyGerman journalist, historian and social scientistborn 1947
- Götz SpielmannAustrian film director and screenwriterborn 1961
- Götz FriedrichGerman theatre director (1930–2000)
- Götz WernerGerman businessman and Basic income advocate (1944–2022)
- Götz KubitschekGerman publisherborn 1970
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