Gould
See also: gould
English
Etymology
Variant of Gold.
Proper noun
Gould (countable and uncountable, plural Goulds)
- A surname.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A minor city in Lincoln County, Arkansas.
- An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Colorado.
- A township in Cass County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Ohio.
- A town in Harmon County, Oklahoma.
- 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
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gould”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 70.
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
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015) “Gould”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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