# Goda

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #93,747

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
* As a Hungarian and Slovak surname, from the personal name Goda, formed from Proto-Slavic *goditi (“to please”). This is also Germanized from the Sorbian form, see Goede.
* As a Japanese surname, from 合田.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/goda