Gould

See also: gould

English

Etymology

Variant of Gold.

Proper noun

Gould (countable and uncountable, plural Goulds)

  1. A surname.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A minor city in Lincoln County, Arkansas.
    2. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Colorado.
    3. A township in Cass County, Minnesota.
    4. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Ohio.
    5. A town in Harmon County, Oklahoma.
    6. An unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Translingual: Gouldia

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Gould is the 891st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 38924 individuals. Gould is most common among White (86.79%) individuals.

Further reading

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian gold, from Proto-West Germanic *golþ. Cognates include West Frisian goud and German Gold.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣoːu̯ld/
  • Hyphenation: Gould
  • Rhymes: -oːu̯ld

Noun

Gould n (uncountable)

  1. gold

References

  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “Gould”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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