# Goddard

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #19,608

## Definitions
1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
3. A place in the United States:
4. A place in the United States:
5. A place in the United States:

## Etymology
* As an English surname of Norman origin, name of a 10th-11th-century German saint, from Old High German got (“God”) + harti,herti (“hard, strong”). Brought to England by Normans. Compare Gothard, Godard.
* As a French surname, variant of Gaudet.

## Easily confused with
- **goddam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goddam-vs-goddard)
- **Godard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/godard-vs-goddard)
- **goddamn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goddamn-vs-goddard)

## Common misspellings (8)
`gdodard`, `ggoddard`, `godadrd`, `goddadr`, `goddardd`, `goddarrd`, `goddrad`, `ogddard`

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