Goes

See also: goes, Góes, goês, gös, and Goes.

English

Etymology

Two possible origins:

• Borrowed from Dutch Goes, a habitational surname from a city in the province of Zeeland.
• Borrowed from Portuguese Goes, a habitational surname from any of several places called Góis.

Proper noun

Goes (plural Goeses)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Goes is the 40610^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 538 individuals. Goes is most common among White (89.41%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Goes”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 57.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as curtagosu in 976. Derived from an ancient hydronym, which in turn derives from Old Dutch gus (“stream”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣus/

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• Hyphenation: Goes
• Rhymes: -us

Proper noun

Goes n

1. A city and municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Ganzestad (nickname)

   Meronyms: Abbekinderen, Blauwewijk, Eindewege, Goese Sas, Kattendijke, Kloetinge, Monnikendijk, Noordeinde, Oude Veerdijk, Oud-Sabbinge, Planketent, Roodewijk, 's-Heer Arendskerke, 's-Heer Hendrikskinderen, Sluis De Piet, Tervaten, Waanskinderen, Wilhelminadorp, Wissekerke, Wolphaartsdijk

2. a surname — famously held by:
   1. Willem Goes (1611–1686), Dutch writer who wrote frequently under the pseudonym “Lucius Verus”

Derived terms

• Goesenaar
• Goese Meer
• Goese Polder
• Goese Sas

Descendants

• → Latin: Goesius

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “goes”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN