Surname

Goldthwaite

“ravine, gully”

Goldthwaite is a surname, possibly from Old Norse.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Goldthwaite possibly goes back to Old Norse gil, meaning “ravine, gully.”

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Where it comes from

Goldthwaite possibly comes from Old Norse.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

Possibly from Old Norse gil (“ravine, gully”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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Old Norse

Garthwaite

“clearing, glade”

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Old Norse

Outhwaite

“clearing, glade”

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Germanic

Göte

Göte is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Swedish.

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Old Norse

Goraidh

Goraidh is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Scottish Gaelic.

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Old Norse

Godgjest

“god” · “guest”

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Old French

Dowthwaite

“of”

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Old Norse

Gosling

“young goose”

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Old Norse

Lewthwaite

“enclosure”

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