Goos
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch and German Goos.
Proper noun
Goos (plural Gooses)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Goos is the 37029th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 603 individuals. Goos is most common among White (95.52%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Goos”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 66.
German Low German
Alternative forms
- (in some other dialects, including Low Prussian) Gans
- (in some other dialects, including Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch) Gaus (plural Gäus')
- (in some other dialects, including Münsterländisch, Ravensbergisch) Gaus
- Gos
Etymology
From Middle Low German gôs, gâs, gûs, from Old Saxon gās, gōs.
Pronunciation
Noun
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Goos f (plural Göös or Göös' or Geus)
Antonyms
- Ganter (male goose)
Derived terms
See also
- Plautdietsch Gauns
References
- Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)
Klamath-Modoc
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Noun
Goos