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Meaning & Origins
Short form of Edward, now also used as an independent given name.
| 496th in the U.S. for 2011 |
English: probably a nickname from Middle English gode ‘good’ (Old English gōd) + year, yere ‘year’, bestowed on someone who frequently used the expression, perhaps in the sense ‘(as I hope to have a) good year’ or as a New Year salutation. Alternatively, it may have been from an Americanized form of French Gauthier.
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Nicknames & variations
Teddy, Tessa, Tess, Tessie, Tedd, Tex, Teddie, Teddi, Tesha, Teisha
Goodwin, Goodman, Good, Goode, Goodrich, Goodson, Gooden, Gooding, Goodin, Goodall
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