Given name & surname
Goldsborough
“fortress, stronghold”
Goldsborough is a surname from Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Goldsborough goes back to a word meaning “fortress, stronghold.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Goldsborough’s family of names
In English usage, Goldsborough as a surname has a related form in GOOLSBY.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Goldsborough, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Golborne
“marigold”
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Goldthorpe
“village”
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Desborough
“fortress, stronghold”
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Godsell
“deity”
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Galsworthy
“sweet gale, bog myrtle”
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Gosnell
“goose”
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Godlee
“woodland clearing, glade”
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Brokenborough
“broken; uneven”
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