Surname · also Dutch

Goos

Goos is a surname from Dutch, ultimately from German.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Goos comes from Dutch, and ultimately from German.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From German Goos.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Goos’s family of names

In English usage, Goos as a surname has a related form in Gans. In English usage, Goos as a surname has a related form in GAUS. In English usage, Goos as a surname has a related form in GOS.

Walk Goos’s family in the name graph

GoosGausGosGansGäus'GuusGooseGosling

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 4

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

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German

Gens

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German

Kosh

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German

Foos

Foos is a surname from German.

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German

Goans

Goans is a surname, possibly from German.

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German

Gerdts

Gerdts is a surname from German.

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German

Ploss

Ploss is a surname from German.

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Polish

Kloss

Kloss is a surname from German, ultimately from Polish.

No U.S. birth series

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German

Godel

Godel is a surname from German. It is used in English and Old English.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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