Given name & surname

Gotthelf

“god”·“help”

Gotthelf is a surname. It is used in German.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Gotthelf is built from elements meaning “god” and “help”.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

Built from German Gott (“god”) + helfen (“help”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Gotthelf’s family of names

Gotthelf has a related form in Gotthilf. Gotthelf has a related form in Helfgott. Gotthelf has a related form in Helfgott.

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People named Gotthelf

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