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2007-12-14 16:33:50 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
Goethe is the surname of the German equivalent of Shakespeare. As such there are famous language education centers named thus.
2007-12-14 16:54:43 · answer #1 · answered by Lola 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
This is what www.ancestry.com has to say about the name,
Goethe
German (also Göthe): from a short form of the personal name Godo, formed with the Germanic element god, got ‘god’, or from Middle High German göte ‘godfather’.
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2007-12-15 08:29:48 · answer #2 · answered by itsjustme 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is pronounced Gethe in German. Also don't be fooled by peddlers of surname products like House of Names.
See links below:
http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/Faq.htm
http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/comconsumerpsst.cfm
2007-12-15 14:09:31 · answer #3 · answered by Shirley T 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Here are some websites relating to the surname, Goethe.
http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.fc/qx/goethe-family-crest.htm
or http://www.tr62.de/names/surnames3.html
2007-12-15 01:05:50 · answer #4 · answered by Nothingusefullearnedinschool 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋