Surname

Goater

“goatherd”

Goater is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Goater goes back to Old English gāthyrde, meaning “goatherd.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Goater comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English gāthyrde (“goatherd”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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