# Godard

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #45,403

## Definitions
1. A surname from French.

## Etymology
* Borrowed from French Godard, of Germanic origin (see Goddard).
* As an English surname of Norman origin, variant of Goddard, related to the above.

## Easily confused with
- **guard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/godard-vs-guard)
- **gourd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/godard-vs-gourd)
- **Goddard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/godard-vs-goddard)
- **gard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gard-vs-godard)
- **goad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goad-vs-godard)
- **Gerard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gerard-vs-godard)
- **Girard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girard-vs-godard)

## Common misspellings (8)
`gdoard`, `ggodard`, `goadrd`, `godadr`, `godardd`, `godarrd`, `godrad`, `ogdard`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/godard